HUMIDIFIED PROPAGATING CASE 



Figure 3. The closed case is of wood with a hinged glass cover. This case rests on a galvamzed 

 iron pan 3 inches deep. The pan is filled with water heated by means of 1, ^^^^ ° ^^^^Jjj^ 

 1-inch pipe, a small boiler, and an oil lamp.. The pan is supported on the coil ^he coil and boUer 

 are filled with water from an open standp.pe at the back o the ^^^f . ^I.^J.^^/^^e'seron the 

 false bottom of J^-inch wire mesh covered with moss. Pots'^onta.n.ng cuttings are set on tne 

 moss. The box must be made tight and the hinged cover fitted close in order to conserve hea^ 

 and moisture. The temperature of the box must be kept at about 90 F., and the air saturated 

 with moisture at all times. Photograph by E. L. Crandall. 



