The vessels in process of construction are under a bell-glass there, as it were. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Then, of course, an attendant came running (_although he seemed to be moving ever so slowly, because everything moves so slowly in a dream_) and Harry saw him coming and lifted a bell-glass and smashed it down over the man's head (_slowly, ever so slowly_) and then he heard the others coming and he climbed out of the window and ran. ❋ Robert Bloch (1955)
Where one plant is detected in making more headway than others its flowering-period may be greatly facilitated by carefully guarding it from the evil effects of excessive rains and strong winds; this may be easily done by placing an inverted bell-glass over the plants, invariably lifting this off on fine and warm days, and whenever there is no fear of damage from sudden winds or rains. ❋ Various (N/A)
Christmas rose; if planted now in a light loamy soil close to an east wall, plenty of flowers will be produced in succession from the latter part of December until February, and in order to secure pure white blooms, the plant, when just commencing to flower, should be covered over with a bell-glass. ❋ Various (N/A)
The pressure of the cylinder on the end of the tube is regulated by the lever, S, Figure 1; this is attached to a circular board which again is firmly fastened over the open end of the bell-glass. ❋ Various (N/A)
May be cultivated under a bell-glass in a room window, the only danger being damp during winter, which must be carefully avoided. ❋ W. Watson (N/A)
Procure a good sized bell-glass and an earthenware pan without any holes for drainage. ❋ Various (N/A)
In order to watch the development, a group of the eggs should be taken and put in a shallow vessel of water, which, if kept in the house, should have a bell-glass, or some other covering, over it, to keep out the dust. ❋ Various (N/A)
As he spoke, Delmé introduced the stranger to his study, which might more aptly be styled a museum; -- applied some spirits of wine to the platypus, and placing it under a bell-glass for the morrow's examination, left him turning over his collection of birds, while he perused his valued home letters. ❋ A Bushman (N/A)
-- An ordinary inverted bell-glass with a diameter of 100 mm. ❋ Various (N/A)
If, on a winter day, you should stand within a bell-glass, the face and color of the afternoon clouds would not indicate whether it were June or January; and if we did not find the reflection of ourselves in the eyes of the young people, we could not know that the century-clock had struck seventy instead of twenty. ❋ Various (N/A)
When sick, the plant should be carefully washed, and all decayed parts cut away; it may then be planted in very sandy loam, and kept under a bell-glass till rooted. ❋ W. Watson (N/A)
As the ferns are gradually increasing in size pass a small piece of slate under the edge of the bell-glass to admit air, and do this by very careful degrees, allowing more and more air to reach them. ❋ Various (N/A)
Every woman seems to him enclosed in a bell-glass, fine as gossamer, but he cannot break it. ❋ Various (N/A)
_ -- The greenhouse and frame varieties succeed best in sandy loam and peat, and may be increased by cuttings placed under a bell-glass or in a warm pit. ❋ Alfred Pink (N/A)
He handed Mark the end of the rubber tube, and the somewhat nervous student, who was helping his chum Jack in the experiment, inserted it under the edge of a large bell-glass, the open mouth of which was placed just under the surface of water in a shallow pan. ❋ Roy Rockwood (N/A)
It may also be increased by division, or leaf-cuttings may be taken under a bell-glass. ❋ Alfred Pink (N/A)
Then taking each small pot separately, sow the spores on the surface and label them; do this with the whole number, and then place them in the pan under the bell-glass. ❋ Various (N/A)
-- This may be effected from seeds, or by removing the head from an old plant, putting the former in sand, and placing it under a bell-glass to root, watering it only about once a week till roots are formed. ❋ W. Watson (N/A)
Sylvia and her father stood as though in the vacuum of a great bell-glass which shut them away from the rustling, breathing, living world. ❋ Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1918)
