. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. lu. The Oeyu'va seed-testtr an apparatus devised at the New York Agricultural Experi- ment Station, and which has been found so satisfactory as to supersede all other sorts of germinators at that institution for general use. It consists (Fig. y ,, A^,-p lo) of a pan lo x 14 inches wide â W\Wi and y/z inches dee]"), to be cov- ered with a pane of glass. Along- the sides is a ledge ;^-inch wide, and as much below the upper edge. The pan is best made of tinned copper, the ledge formed by the proper sha
. The nursery-book : a complete guide to the multiplication of plants . Plant propagation. lu. The Oeyu'va seed-testtr an apparatus devised at the New York Agricultural Experi- ment Station, and which has been found so satisfactory as to supersede all other sorts of germinators at that institution for general use. It consists (Fig. y ,, A^,-p lo) of a pan lo x 14 inches wide â W\Wi and y/z inches dee]"), to be cov- ered with a pane of glass. Along- the sides is a ledge ;^-inch wide, and as much below the upper edge. The pan is best made of tinned copper, the ledge formed by the proper shaping of the sides of the pan, and the edges on three sides turned over to form a groove into which the pane of glass may be slid from one end. These details are not shown in the cut. The seeds are held in the folds of cloth. A strip of white Canton flannel is taken sufficiently wide so that when hemmed on both sides (to prevent seeds slipping out of the ends of the folds) it will be the same as the inside width of the pan. A long enough strip is used to have about twenty- four folds i,'^ inches deep, and leave a flap of several inches at each end. The upper margin of the folds is sewn across to permit a J's-inch brass rod to be run in (v, p), from which the cloth is suspended in the pan, as shown in the cut. The lower margins of the folds (o) are also sewn across t(j make them stay in place better. The total length of th- strip after the sewing is completed is about a yard. Two such strii^s are used in each jxan. "To put the pan into use, it is filled ]iart full of water, two of the prepared cloths put in, the glass cover adjusted and the whole boiled over a lamp for a short time. This is. 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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