i go 



Annals of Horticulture, 



to circulate through the 

 genial warmth, suitable 



Charles Barnard, Amer- 

 ican Garden, September, 

 320. 



A Zinc Propagator. 

 —(Fig. 40, page 189.) 

 This consists of a tank 

 made to fit any hot 

 water or steam pipe, 

 about 1 5 inches long, 6 

 inches wide and 7 inch- 

 es deep, with one inch 

 of water in the bottom, 

 and a perforated dish, 5 

 inches deep, above. 

 The cuttings are placed 

 in the latter. The whole 



tank and impart to the cutting bed a 

 for young cuttings and seedlings." — 



Fig. 41. 



is made of zinc, with a small feeder on 

 one side, and is less liable 

 to get broken than similar 

 propagators made of clay. 

 This device is put out by 

 an English firm. 



Portable Propagating 



Case. — (Fig. 41.) A sim- 

 \ '' pie case, in which the heat 



is supplied by a kerosene 

 jr IG; 4 2. lamp. It can be made 4 by 



by 3 feet, with a total depth 

 of 2 feet. — Mary A. Newcome, in Popular Gardening, January, 83. 



Pot Washer. — (Fig. 42.) "The brushes on the end of the 

 shaft are made of a shape to fit the inside of the pot, and sev- 

 eral sizes 

 are used, 

 though one 

 brush does 

 the work 

 for a num- 

 ber of sizes 



of pots." The machine can be driven either by steam or hand 

 power. — American Florist, July 1, 549. 



Fig. 



43- 



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