CUTTAGE. 



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and is worth attention as showing the care which has been taken 

 to control the conditions of vegetation and germination. It is 



Fig. 37. Chauvi&re's Propagating-oven. 



too elaborate for common purposes, and yet for the growing of 

 certain rare or difficult subjects it might find favor among those 

 who like to experiment ; and it affords an accurate means of 

 studying plant growth under control. The apparatus is sold in 

 France for about $6. All the portion below the glass top, Pp, 

 is made of earthenware. The base, a a, holds a lamp, d\ e is a 



FIG. 38. Lecoq's Propagating-oven. 



water reservoir to which water is supplied by means of the 

 funnel, j. A vase or rim, b l>, rests upon the base, and upon it a 



