170 FARM APPLIANCES. 



sides. Suitable legs are attached to the stand to raise it 

 from the ground. 



TUBE FOR WATERING PLANTS. 



Figure 199 shows an implement for watering garden 

 plants. It is a tin tube, one-half inch in diameter, eight 

 inches long, perforated near the bottom, and 

 with a conical end. The upper end, #, is in 

 the form of a funnel. In using this device, 

 insert the conical end of the tube in the ground 

 as near the plant as convenient, without dis- 

 turbing the roots, and turn the water into 

 the funnel. The water will pass out into the 

 soil through the perforations at the bottom. 

 The soil is not baked on the surface when 

 watered in this manner, and the operation is 

 Fig. 199. very quickly done. Any local tinsmith can 

 make the tube at a slight expense. A small 

 flower pot is sometimes sunk in the soil near the plant, and 

 the water, when poured into it, will gradually soak away. 



MOVABLE TRELLIS FOR GRAPES. 



A grape trellis, possessing several good points, is shown 

 in figure 200. The wooden posts, which need not be 

 fastened together, are of 3 by 4 stuff. If leant against 

 each other, their own weight and that of the vines will 

 hold them in place. They are joined by smooth galvan- 

 ized fencing wire. The posts must be braced inside, as 

 seen in the illustration. If it is desired to lay down the 

 vines in the fall, the staples can be drawn and the wires 

 pulled out, greatly simplifying the work. The trellis 

 being double, a row of vines may be planted on each side. 

 Another point in its favor is that it allows the picker to 



