. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. 14 The seed-tester (No. rr) set up. ized ill 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 I Xo. 35 ] of the Rhode Island Experi- ment Station describes and illustrates a modilication of the absorbing-block idea. Instead of a slab of stone or earthenw
. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. 14 The seed-tester (No. rr) set up. ized ill 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 I Xo. 35 ] of the Rhode Island Experi- ment Station describes and illustrates a modilication of the absorbing-block idea. Instead of a slab of stone or earthenware, "sprouting cups" are used. "These were made fir this station out of ponms clay by A. H. Hews >.S: Co., of North Cambridge, .Mass., the pattern being nuK h like that used at the Seed Control Station at Zurich, Switzerland. They are 3 inches in diameter and i^ inches high, including the cover, which is ven- tilated, as shown in Fig. 13. The bottom is solid and '2-inch thick. Each cup is placed in a glass dish in which a constant supply of water is ; These cups are placed in a " Sjirouting chamber" (Fig. 141, supjilied with unif)rm heat. "This about llt'ly cups. Ileat is su]iplied l>y a gas jet, which is supported beneath the chamber, and it is tlistribiUed evenly to all sides of the chamber, except the front, by means of ;i water-jacket. It is pro- \"ided with two doors, the inner one being glass. There is an oix-ning in the side and tup for \-ent\lating, and a second opening in the tup for the insertion of a thermum- 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 : Macmillan
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