Archive image from page 275 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode01john Year: 1847 The cage below is useful for carrying leaves and other litter; and when the close moveable cover is on, it serves as a conveyance for plants in large pots or tubs, which, when in flower or bearing fruit, might be too violently shaken in a wheelbarrow. HAND-GLASS is a portable glass- case used for sheltering cauliflowers and other plants in winter, and during early spring, or to retain a regular supply of moisture to cuttings until they are rooted. The most dura
Archive image from page 275 of A dictionary of modern gardening. A dictionary of modern gardening . dictionaryofmode01john Year: 1847 The cage below is useful for carrying leaves and other litter; and when the close moveable cover is on, it serves as a conveyance for plants in large pots or tubs, which, when in flower or bearing fruit, might be too violently shaken in a wheelbarrow. HAND-GLASS is a portable glass- case used for sheltering cauliflowers and other plants in winter, and during early spring, or to retain a regular supply of moisture to cuttings until they are rooted. The most durable and convenient are made with cast iron framing of this form:— Fig. 78. They are sometimes made with movea- ble tops as here represented, but the only advantage it affords is, that several of the lower portions may be placed
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