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was kept close and warm, but there was not power enough 

 to raise temperature very much, nor sufficient to root cut- 

 tings. Bottom heat, which is one of the features of the 

 Waltonian case, was at first entirely wanting. 



By much experimenting many changes were made and 

 improvements introduced, until now the Waltonian case is 

 the best method an amateur can use to supply himself with 

 bedding plants. It is a hot-bed, without the dirt and in- 

 convenience ; an ornament instead of an unsightly object ; 

 inexpensive, and yet accomplishing wonders ; an indispen- 

 sable aid to the amateur florist. 



As far as we know, these pretty little cases are not. made 

 in this country ; they may, however, be imported for about 

 ten dollars each, and expense of freight and exchange. 

 We trust, however, in our description to be sufficiently in- 

 telligible to render their construction an easy matter. 



We can, however, lay no claim to originality in this 

 chapter ; we have but collected all the best information on 

 the subject. 



Now that the best form, the best measurements, and the 

 exact details of construction have been determined by ex- 

 periment, no one, however previously ignorant of ordinary 

 gardening operations, need find it difficult to produce an 



