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The Principles of Fruit-growing. 



of half -inch gas -pipe with the nozzle attached to 

 the end, is advisable when one is working in the 

 tops of the trees, but they are apt to be a nui- 



sance if one works 



from the ground. 

 They are awkward 

 if more than ten 

 feet long. We gen- 

 erally prefer to use 

 $ a bamboo fishing- 

 -; pole, and secure the 

 Jf hose to it near its 

 upper end, letting 

 the lower part of 

 the pole remain free. 

 Most operators have 

 insufficient hose. 

 For work in old or- 

 chards, the run should be at least fifteen feet long. 

 For yards and ornamental plants, a cart -like rig, 

 like that shown in Fig. 68, is handy and efficient, 

 and others are shown in Fig. 72. A home-made rig 

 for spraying strawberries and potatoes is seen in 

 Fig. 69. It is simply a barrel pump mounted on 

 wheels, with three Vermorel nozzles rigged on the 

 tail-board, so as to cover as many rows of plants. 

 6. The style of pump and nozzle to be used de- 

 pends almost wholly upon the particular kind of work 

 to be done* The reader will now see that the advice 



Fig. 68. Handy outfit for bush 

 trees. 



"The reader should consult Lodeman's "Spraying of Plants" for more 

 specific advice on this subject. 



