Rustic A dornments 
So much for special appliances. There are, however, a few others of a 
make-shift character that ought not to be passed by. Fig. 15 represents a 
very simple, but at the same time, effectual contrivance for striking cuttings. 
It consists simply of a six-inch pot, with a few potsherds in the bottom. 
Inside this the small pot containing the cuttings is placed, the space 
shown at Fig. 16. A small flat piece of wood should be fixed across the 
centre, its upper surface being level with the sides. On this put two or four 
panes of glass, and you have a useful propagator ready, at a small cost. It 
must, of course, be placed in a warm greenhouse, or where warmth can reach 
it externally. 
Fig. 16. 
between the sides of this and the larger pot being occupied by cocoa-nut fibre 
refuse as far as the rim of the small pot. A pane of glass is next placed over 
the large pot, and thus the cuttings are kept moist and cool. This contrivance 
answers well for striking cuttings in windows or greenhouses. Another 
equally simple propagator may be made out of a champagne case, as 
