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Annals of Horticulture. 



before they are used, to make them soft enough to tie snugly 

 about the stem of the flower. — 

 L. H. Bailey, in American Gar- 

 den, 8g. 



Pollinating Kit. — (Figs. 56, 

 57, page 271.) A tin box 9x12 

 inches and 3 inches deep, with 

 compartments for materials. 

 Along the front of the box is a 

 compartment for pencils, pinc- 

 ers and brushes, one for scissors 

 and one for a lens. In the upper 

 left hand corner is a place for 

 bags, and adjoining it is a com- 

 partment (shown divided in the 

 cut by mistake) for labels. 

 Across the right end is a narrow 

 compartment for string, and a 

 corner for a bottle of alcohol. 

 The note book is kept behind a 

 }-L, guard on the cover. 

 Bailey, in 

 Garden, 88. 



Reliable Seed 



Case.— (Figs. 58,59, 



page 271.) Fig. 58 



shows a tin box g in. 



long, 714 in. wide 



and 5 inches deep. 



''The cover slides 



back. There is a 



little rim or elevation 



on the front end of 



this cover, made by 



turning up the tin, 



which serves two or 



three good purposes. 



This rim, strikes the 

 , top of the pigeon- 



hole when the box is shoved in, causing the 

 box to close tightly. It also prevents the 



Fig 



