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small air-tube and a capped orifice. Two bucketfula of water are first poured into 

 the can, then three tablespoonfula of good green, well mixed with another half 

 bucketful of water and strained tlirough a funnel-shaped strainer whicli accom- 

 panies the machine, and the use of which prevents the larger particles of the green 

 from getting into the can and clogging up the sprinkler. Five to eight acres a 

 day can readily be sprinkled by one man using the can, and from one to one and 

 a half pounds of good green, according to the size of the plants, will suffice to the 

 acre. Two lengths of nozzle are furnished, one for use when the plants aie small, 

 the other when they are larger. The can should be filled on the ground, and then 

 raised on a bench or barrel, from which it is easily attached to the back. The 

 walking serves to keep the green well shaken, and the flow of liquid i.s regulated 

 at will by a pressure ofHthe fingers at the junction of the tube with the metallic 

 nozzles. When not in use, the tubes should be removed, and the can enijuied and 

 laid upon its back." 



"When it is desirable to apply the poison to tall shrubs, vines, 

 evergreens orfruit-trees, aforcing-punip is almost a necessity, and per- 

 liaps no better one can be recommended for general use than the 

 *' Hydronette," manufactured by Messrs. Rumsey & Co., of Seneca 

 Falls, N". Y. It is sho\vn in the accompanying figure. 



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Fig. 8. — The Htdbovette, for the application of Paris green, London Purple, etc. 



It consists of two brass tubes, one working telescopically within the 

 other. When the inner tube, by means of the handle B, grasped in the 

 right hand, is drawn outward from the outer tube C, held in the left, 

 the water enters the pump through the rubber hose E, the brass capped 

 end of which is dropped in a pail of water. When the inner tulie is 

 pushed back by its handle, the water, being prevented by a valve from 

 returning, is forced outward through the nozzle at A, with such 

 force as to project it to a distance of about forty feet. At D, a rose is 

 represented, which may be unscrewed and substituted in place of the 

 nozzle A, whenever it is desirable to distribute the water iu a fine 

 spray. The Ilydronettc works so easily that it may be used by a boy 

 of eight years of age. A man may hang a bucket of water upon his 

 left arm, and dropping or coiling the hose in it, may apply the liquid 

 as he walks along the plants to be sprinkled. Or, when it is desirable 

 to distribute the liquid uniformly over a field, the tubes may be con- 

 tinuously worked by one parson while another carries the pvil, and still 



