Propagating boxes or trays for seeds, plants, cuttings and the like

Abstract

Abstract 737,660. Seed germinating trays. KENDALL, P. D. July 31, 1953 [May 2, 1952], No. 11107/52. Class 6 (2). A tray for seed propagation or potato chitting is provided with a series of parallel open channels, the ends of which are closed. The tray may be formed from a sheet of corrugated material or alternatively channel-shaped members 27 (Fig. 4) which may be perforated for drainage purposes are detachably attached to end members 29. As shown in Fig. 14 rods 88, 89 are mounted on end members 87 and a sheet of material 90 is passed under and over the rods and fixed to the side members 86. For facilitating the removal of seedlings from the channels, a strip 104 provided with handles 105 is placed in the bottom of each channel and is lifted together with the soil when the seeds are transplanted. The trays may be so constructed that they can be conveniently stacked, nested one within another.

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