BELLOWS. 



5.5 



BELLOWS. 



thrown up first, the leaves appearing at a 



BELLADONNA LILY. 



later period. The bulbs succeed equally 

 well in large pots in a cool greenhouse. 



Bellows, Dusting. 



Sometimes it is desirable to clear plants 

 of insects by applying to them sulphur, 

 lime, tobacco, etc., in the form of very fine 

 powder, and if it be desired to scatter the 

 powder on the under part of the leaves, a 

 dusting bellows must be used. This is 

 similar to the common bellows, but instead 

 of the lower board and leather valve there 



attachment of the leather and of the tin- 

 plate receptacle with which the bottom 

 board is covered. This is planished or 

 beaten into a convex form, so that the 

 edges may be attached to the edge of the 

 bottom board or nailed to a ledge screwed 

 on to it. The front of this receptacle,, 

 which terminates at the end of the bottor i 

 board, is semicircular in form, or nearly sc> 

 as shown at A. In the centre is an orifice 1 

 closed with a cap, for the introduction o* 

 the powder, and on each side of this orifice 

 is a small hole and leather valve. Whe~ 

 the top board of the bellows is raised the 1 

 leather valves open and air rushes in', 

 setting the light powder in commotion in 

 the interior of the bellows. When it is 

 pressed down the valves close, and the air 

 and powder in the bellows is driven out on 

 and over the plant to which the nozzle of 

 the bellows is directed. 



Bellows, Fumigating. 



When there is no personal objection to 

 the smell of tobacco, fumigation can be 

 effected by more simple means, and tho 

 moke brought to bear in a direct current 

 on the infested plants. A small pair of 

 bellows must first be provided, and on the 

 nozzle of this instrument must be fitted a 



XG BELLOWS. 



is a different arrangement. This is shown 

 in the accompanying illustration, in which 

 the larger engraving exhibits a side view of 

 this kind of bellows, and the other a view 

 partly front and partly sectional. The 

 bottom board has its central portion taken 

 away, leaving about I inch or a little more 

 all round the edge. This serves for the 



box made of tin, having a pipe at the 



bottom part for attachment to the bellows, 



and another pipe issuing through the top 



part, through which the smoke is driven. 



This appliance is shown in the accompany- 



j ing illustration, in which A is the pipe 



I which fits on to the nozzle of the bellows, 



B the box in which the lighted tobacco i* 



