Tools and Conveniences of the Year. 



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Tracy's Seed-planter. — (Fig. 43, page 190.) An unpat- 

 ented apparatus for distributing seeds for test at equal depths 



in the soil. "It consists 

 of two strips of heavy tin 

 plate nearly three inches 

 wide, hung upon two wire 

 pivots or hinges some two 

 |jjj§^ inches long. At their up- 

 per edges and equidistant 

 from either end, the plates 

 are joined by a firm spiral 

 spring, which serves to 

 throw the upper edges 

 apart, and to cause the 

 lower edges to join. This 



Fig. 44. 



trough is now filled with the required number of seeds, and is 

 then inserted into the earth to a given depth, 

 when the fingers push inward on the spring and 

 the trough opens and delivers the seeds." — L. 

 H. Bailey, in Bulletin No. 7, Cornell University 

 Experiment Station. 



Harris' Iron Plant 

 Stand. — (Fig. 44.) Stand 

 made of iron pipe, with 

 flange on top and bottom, 

 and used for economizing 

 room in greenhouses and 

 for displaying plants. — 

 American Florist, August 



Plant Support. — (Fig. 

 45.) A simple wire de- 

 vice for attachment to a 

 plant stake. 



Flower Support. — 

 (Fig. 46.) A simple and 

 very useful device for holding a single 

 flower in place in a glass or vase. Its ap- 

 plication can be readily seen in the en- 

 Fig. 46. graving. — Popular Gardening, Feb., 108. 



Fig. 45. 



