WATER-POTS. 



561 WEIGELA, OR WEIGELIA, 



dotted line AB, it is manifest that the water 

 will continue to run out through the upper 

 extremity of the spout until no water 

 remains in the vessel except a little below 

 the dotted line AE, which cannot well 

 escape through the spout. In the " Pax- 

 ton " pot the handles, as may be seen, are 

 in one piece, and run in one direction 

 from front to back. This arrangement is 

 obviously more convenient for carrying by 

 hand, when the position of the hands in 

 carrying a pail of water or two pails is 

 considered. Watering-pots are made in 

 seven sizes, numbered respectively from o 

 to 6. Those that are painted red are 

 always cheaper than those that are painted 

 green, because red paint is cheaper than 

 green paint. Red watering-pots range in 

 price, according 

 to size, from is. h' 

 2d. to 55. 9d., " '' 

 and green water- 

 ing-pots from is. 

 6d. to 6s. 6d. 

 ' \Paxton " water- 

 ing-pots are sold FIG. 3. FLAT ROSE. 

 at prices ranging from 35. 3d. to 95., 

 according to size. Water-pots of gal- 

 vanised iron, with brass screw rose, are 

 now supplied at about the same prices, and 

 are recommended as being stronger and far 

 more durable. 



That the orifice of the spout when the 

 rose is removed should be above the level 

 of the top of the cylinder that forms the 

 body is easily understood, when it is 

 remembered that water, both in body and 

 spout, will rise to the same level during 

 the process of filling the pot, and that if 

 the spout were too short it would not be 

 possible to fill the pot. The longer the 

 spout, the more convenient the water-pot 

 becomes for watering plants standing to 

 the rear of others, especially in green- 

 houses, windows, &c. Roses are of dif- 

 ferent shapes, the most common form 



being circular, as shown in A, B, and C, 

 Fig. 2. The finer the holes in the rose, 

 the more gentle will be the shower of drops 

 that will be scattered from it on the plants 

 below. When a very fine rose is required, 

 the best material for the plate in which the 

 holes are pierced is brass. A flat, upturned 

 rose, as shown with the " Paxton " pot, 

 tends to cause a wider distribution of the 

 water, and this may also be effected by a 

 flat rose, shown in Fig. 3, which is a sort 

 of continuation and expansion of the spout 

 in the same direction by two plates, con- 

 nected by a narrow band, straight at the 

 sides and curved and perforated in front* 

 This kind of rose may not be readily put" 

 chased, but it can easily be made by any 

 tinman to suit any kind of pot, and it is 

 not unsimilar in construction to those 

 attached to hydropults and to garden 

 hose. 



Weed-killer. 



This useful preparation is used in the 

 proportion of one gallon to twenty-five 

 gallons of water for destroying weeds on 

 garden walks, carriage drives, stable and 

 other yards, and for killing plantain on 

 lawns. There is no smell with it, but care 

 should be taken not to leave it about, 

 whether diluted or undiluted, as it is 

 poisonous. It is coloured to prevent 

 mistakes, but the colour does not stain 

 the gravel. It is said that one application 

 will keep the places to which it is applied 

 clear of weeds for eighteen months. It is 

 sold in one and two gallon tins, at 2s. per 

 gallon, including tins, but is supplied in 

 larger quantities at lower rates. It is 

 generally sold by chemists, and is applied 

 with an ordinary water-pot. 



Weigela, or Weigelia (**at. ord. 



Caprifolia'cese). 



A genus of hardy shrubs of ornamental 

 character, suitable for shrubberies, and 



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