1877.] 



AND HORTIGULTUBIST. 



75 



instrument for applying any kind of wash is the 

 Bellows Syringe, sold by B. K. Bliss & Sons. It 

 drives the liquid in such fine spray, and with 

 force enough to penetrate the fine hairs and 

 thoroughly wet the plant. I guess the best way 

 to get rid of the insect is to discard every plant 

 that shows signs of it. It is worth some sacri- 

 fice to be rid of this scourge. 



IMPROVED SASH FOR THE HOT-BED. 



BY B. F. LEEDS, PHILADA. 



The improvement consists not in the sash it- 

 self, but in the attachments to it and the case 

 below, the intention of which is to hold the sash 

 tightly over the case, or in an oblique position 

 at its back. The illustrations accompanying 

 this article will help to show the manner in 

 which this is accomplished. 



FIc.l. 



Fig. 1. is a complete view of case or hot-bed, 

 with grooved bars at either end and sliding 

 boards, the angular tongue of latter fitting into 

 the grooves mentioned, and to back of boards is 

 attached the sash. 



These details are shown more clearly in Fig. 

 2, which is an upper corner of the case broken 

 away. An outer view of the side of the case is 

 Been at a, and an inner view of its back at 6 ; 

 c, c, grooved l)ars crossing said end of case from 

 front to back, andrf is the sliding board tongued 

 into, and moving freely between the bars c, c. 



The sash e (glass seen at/) is attached to this 

 board by hinge shown, and can be kept at anj 

 angle desired by a block at back of the case. 



The distance it would be necessary to move 

 the sash back from the front before it tipped up 

 to an oblique position would depend upon the 

 extent to which it was weighted. A heavy 

 weight on the rear or upper cross bar of the sash 

 would raise it when projected back a distance of 

 six or nine inches, or it could be left to tip up of 

 its own weight. 



The reader will easily see how the sliding 

 board will act as a fastening to the sash in pre- 

 venting it being blown off by the wind. 



Fig. 3 shows the application of the idea to two 

 adjoining cases. The ends of the two cases 

 with glazing are seen, and two sets of grooves 

 and sliding boards. In this instance I have 

 placed the bars over a board, running in the 



same direction, and have made them fast to it. 

 This would stiffen the bars and would lessen the 

 necessary thickness of the outer ones. 



