. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. 14 12. The seed-tester (No. n) set up ized in the testing of seeds—the capillary power of earth- enware and various species of rock—and there are many appli- cations of the idea in practice. These seed- testers may be placed in an incubator or other heating device, or they may be used in the greenhouse or a living-room. A recent bulletin (No. 35) of the Rhode Island Experi- ment Station describes and illustrates a modification of the absorbing-block idea. Instead of a slab of stone
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. 14 12. The seed-tester (No. n) set up ized in the testing of seeds—the capillary power of earth- enware and various species of rock—and there are many appli- cations of the idea in practice. These seed- testers may be placed in an incubator or other heating device, or they may be used in the greenhouse or a living-room. A recent bulletin (No. 35) of the Rhode Island Experi- ment Station describes and illustrates a modification of the absorbing-block idea. Instead of a slab of stone or earthenware, "sprouting cups" are used. "These were made for this station; out of porous clay by A. H. Hews & Co., of Norlh Cambridge, .Mass., the pattern being much like that used at tlie Seed Control Station at Zurich, S\vit7i'rland. They an- ;, inches in diameter and i^i inches high, including the cover, which is ven- tilated, as shown in Fig. 13. The bottom is solid and li-inch thick. Each cup is placed in a glass '3-Sp'oiuuig jj^,^ i,, ^^,,^;^,^ ^ constant supply of water is ; These cups are placed in a "sprouting chamber" (Fig. 14), supplied with uniform heat. "This holds about fifty cups. Heat is supplied by a gas jet, whicli is supported beneath the chamber, and it is distributed evenly to all sides of the chamber, except the front, by means of a water-jacket. It is pro- vided with two doors, the inner one being glass. There is an opening in the side and top for ventilating, and a second opening in the top for the insertion of a thermom- eter. There are also two openings into the water-jacket. 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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