Garden Tools 



which while seeding one row marks out the fol- 

 lowing one. 



A watering pot and some kind of spraying 

 apparatus for the use of insecticides will also be 

 needed. A rubber bulb with perforated metal 

 top and bent neck, such as is used for spraying 

 house plants is an excellent thing to use where 

 the use of wood alcohol in indicated. Paris green 

 may be applied from a fine-nosed watering pot if 

 liquid form is used or if a dry application is pre- 

 ferred a common mason quart can with the por- 

 celain lining of the top removed and the latter 

 punched full of holes makes an effective distrib- 

 utor when filled with dry lime or flour and Paris 

 green or hellebore. I have never seen a hand 

 atomizer or spray pump or powder blow gun 

 that was a particle of use; the tj^'ian sprinklers, 

 however, are practical and useful for spraying in 

 a small way for aphis, red spider and for squash 

 bugs. A knapsack or auto-sprayer with gal- 

 vanized iron reservoir can be purchased for $6.25, 

 with brass reservoir for $9.50 and is a good in- 

 vestment where there are small fruits — currants, 



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