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Annals of Horticulture, 



An Insect-Trap. — (Fig. 64.) 



Fig. 64. 



iron strips which pass 

 through two slits in the 

 board and clasp around the 

 outside rail." R. J. Men- 

 denhalFs bench (Fig. 66) is 

 constructed with brick piers 

 and 3x3 in. angle-iron. The 

 piers are 8 feet apart. — 

 American Florist, vi. p8j ; 

 Popular Gardening, 267. 



Flower - Stage. — (Fig. 

 67.) This shows a simple 



This consists of a barrel 

 suspended from a tree. 

 Both ends of the barrel 

 are removed and under- 

 neath it is a tub par- 

 tially filled with water. 

 The insects are attracted 

 by the light from a lan- 

 tern which is hung in 

 the center of the barrel, 

 and are caught in the 

 water below. — Der Prak- 

 tische Ratgeber im Obst- 

 und Gartc?tbau, 141. 



Greenhouse-Benches. 

 -(Figs. 65, 66.) E.G. 

 Hill's bench, Fig. 65, is 

 made of light iron T- 

 rails, such as are used on 

 some street-car lines. 

 The rails are held in 

 place by notches in the 

 framework or by strips 

 cut to fit between them. 

 The posts, cedar, are 8 

 or 12 feet apart. "The 

 sideboard is held in 

 position by galvanized 



Fig. 65. 



