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pages 81, 105). Mr. Galloway has also applied paper indu- 

 rated fibre, such as is used in the manufacture of pails and 



other utensils, to the con- 

 struction of knapsack 

 tanks, but so far, tanks of 

 this material have not been 

 placed upon the market. 

 Spraying Device. — (Fig. ^y.) This is a de- 

 vice to which a hose, 5, is attached, and the 

 force of the water drives the liquid insecticide 

 through the rose at the opposite end. 2, 2 

 are stop-cocks. The receptacle, 3, holds two or 

 three quarts, and the insecticide is put in at 4. 

 — Mr. Whiting, in American Florist, v. 368. 



Torch for Destroying Insects. — (Figs. 68, 

 69.) It consists of a small tank which contains 

 the oil, and a tube for holding the wick. The 

 tank is pointed at both ends, to allow of its easy 

 passage among branches; and the tube is bent 

 so that all parts of the tree may be 

 reached. — Jos. Stebel, in Der Praktische 

 Ratgeber im Obst-und Gartenbau, 82'/. 



Adjustable Nozzles. — Two adjust- 

 able nozzles for spra3'ing bushes and 

 trees, made upon a new principle, are 



Fig. 70. 



Fig. 6g. Fig 68. 



