•^8 GARDEN FOES. 



"Alpha Knapsack Sprayer." It is in the form of a 

 cjhndrical tank, fitted with straps to enable it to be car- 

 ried on the back of a man. It is made in sizes to hold 

 one quart, two quarts, three quarts, one and a half gal- 

 lons, three and a half gallons, and five gallons, and is 

 automatic in action, the fluid being discharged by com- 

 pressed air forced in prior to charging by means of an 

 ordinary bicycle pump. An excellent machine for orchard, 

 garden, or greenhouse spraying. 



Vermorel's Knapsack Sprayer (" Eclair No. 1 ") is a 

 well-known machine, which has been extensively used in 

 this country for many yeais. It is of handy size, durable, 

 and reasonable in cost. The liquid in this case is dis- 

 charged by working a pump lever with one hand, while 

 the other is employed in directing the spray on to the 

 trees. The sole agents are Messrs. Cooper, Peglor, and 

 Co., 24 to 26, Christopher Street, Finsbin^' Square, 

 liondon, P^.C. 



A cheaper but equally effective machine is made by 

 Jeyes' Sanitary Compound Company, Ltd., Cannon 

 Street, London, E.C. This consists of a galvanised iion 

 tank, capable of holding two gallons of liquid, and weigh- 

 ing when full 201b. Attached to the tank is a delivery 

 hose connected to a syringe fitted with a brass arm about 

 3ft. or so long, terminating in a fine nozzle. The operator 

 holds the body of the syringe in the left hand, and with 

 the right draws out the piston to charge the syringe with 

 liquid; then gently, but firmly, pushes it forward to force 

 the liquid out in a fine spiay on to the tree or bush. This 

 machine is easy to work, and does its work most effec- 

 tively. 



Handy Sprayers. — This form of apparatus is one 

 that can be carried in the hand and worked by compressed 

 air, or by an indiarubber tube and air-ball. There are 

 many kinds of these, varying from the type used by hair- 

 dressers to larger sizes made in brass or other metal. 

 Those worked by comprei^sed air are very handy to use. 



