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winter application of lime-sulfur it is excellent. It is not 

 likely to clog, and can be adjusted to throw anything 

 from a solid stream to a fairly fine spray. The Bordeaux 

 nozzle has a distinct place in any orchard man's outfit, though 

 it is not well to use it for such work as codling-moth 

 spraying (Fig. 8 5 A). 



The disc type of nozzle is shown in Figure 855. This has been 

 on the market a relatively short time but is rapidly displacing the 

 other types for most kinds of spraying. It has three advantages 

 that will appeal to any man who has ever sprayed: First, it does 





Fia. 86. Long- and short-tailed hose couplings. The former are much to be preferred, as 

 they do not allow the hose to pull apart so easily. 



not catch on the branches of the trees ; second, it throws a rela- 

 tively fine spray and lots of it; and, third, it seldom clogs. 

 For most spraying the orchardist should certainly choose this 

 type of nozzle. 



The Angle of Delivery. Any nozzle, of whatever type, is 

 very much more efficient for most work if it delivers the spray 

 at an angle of 4 instead of straight ahead. Many nozzles are 

 made this way by the manufacturers, and others can be changed 

 into this type by introducing a small angle connection between 

 the nozzle and the extension rod. The advantage of the angle 



