. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. Fig. 4.—Cuttings under Beli-glasses. a a, Bell-glasses ; b, hot-bed; c, hot-water pipes to heat b ; d, walls of the pit. They not merely protect seeds from the ravages of birds, but hasten their germination and carry the young plants through the danger period with a rush. Hand-lights.—Of these we firmish illustrations of several varieties (Figs. 5, 6, 7), all used for simi- lar purposes to cloches and bell-glasses, and very frequently as substitutes for them. For the puj- poses of fostering growth and the protection of semi-tender plants they are equal
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. Fig. 4.—Cuttings under Beli-glasses. a a, Bell-glasses ; b, hot-bed; c, hot-water pipes to heat b ; d, walls of the pit. They not merely protect seeds from the ravages of birds, but hasten their germination and carry the young plants through the danger period with a rush. Hand-lights.—Of these we firmish illustrations of several varieties (Figs. 5, 6, 7), all used for simi- lar purposes to cloches and bell-glasses, and very frequently as substitutes for them. For the puj- poses of fostering growth and the protection of semi-tender plants they are equal or superior to either, while their larger size enables them to cover larger plants and enclose wider areas. Unless par- ticularly well made and carefully used they are never so close as the cloche or bell-glass, and hence not so well adapted for purposes of propaga-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fish, David Taylor, 1824-1901; Fish, D. T. (David Taylor), 1824-1901. London ; New York : Cassell
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