Tools and Conveniences of the Year. 



273 



-(Fig. 62, page 272.) ''A box, a, 

 and for use in the house a water- 



3 or 



tight 



Propagating Box.- 

 4 inches high is taken 

 hning (painted 

 tin or galvan- 

 ized iron) is 

 filled inside; 

 and between 

 this lining and 

 the sides and 

 ends, enough 

 space is left to 

 allow glass, /^, 

 to be inserted 

 and held firmly 

 in place. The 

 glass should 

 come about 10 

 in. above the 

 box." The box 

 is filled with 



sand, and may be set upon the back of the kitchen stove or on 

 greenhouse pipes. — Hortus, in American Garden, ^40, ^41. 



A Cheap Ventilator. — (Figs. 63, 64.) "This is a modifi- 



cation and improvement of an old device, 

 raising the whole sash in low and cool houses. 



It is useful for 

 Fig. 63 shows 

 the fixtures in 

 place upon one 

 side of the 

 sash only. The 

 upper lever has 

 a joint, the top 

 portion being 6 

 in. long, while 

 the lower por- 

 tion is about 16 

 in. The lower 

 lever has a slot 

 3 or 4 in. long, 

 to. allow the 

 sash to slide. 

 When the up- 



