SYRINGE. 



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SYRINGE. 



Syringe, Cooper's Patent "Pro- 

 tector." 



Of the various syringes that have hither- 

 to been introduced for garden and green- 

 house use, Cooper's Patent "Protector" 

 Syringe, manufactured by Messrs. Nettle- 

 fold and Sons, Birmingham, and 54, High 

 Holborn, London, W.C., and sold by all 

 ironmongers, appears to be the most desir- 

 able, partly on account of the numerous 

 spray jets arid fittings that may be had 

 with certain sizes of it, and partly because 

 by reason of the peculiarity of its construc- 

 tion all back water or drip is prevented 

 from running down the hand, arm, or 

 sleeve of those who use it. A representa- 

 tion of this syringe is given in Fig. I, and 

 a sectional view, showing the interior of 



the tube and handle and the piston, is 

 exhibited in Fig. 2. It is made in six 

 varieties, distinguished by size or the 

 fittings that accompany them. The best of 

 them, perhaps, is No. I, on account of the 

 duplex spray jets or nozzles, five in number, 

 supplied with it, which divide and dis- 

 tribute the water as it issues from the 

 syringe in showers of different densities. 

 By means of these jets moisture may be 

 thrown in all parts of a greenhouse and on 

 ferns and orchids in fine dew-like showers, 

 closely resembling a very fine and .almost 

 impalpable mist. The jets that are not in 

 use are stored away in the handle, which 

 has a screw top, and is made hollow in order 

 to form a receptacle for them. This ensures 

 them safe keeping at all times 



