70 MY TEN-ROD FARM 



of this pattern of house is that every plant is within easy 

 reach. No climbing of lofty stages here. The labor of 

 cultivation is greatly reduced. In fact it is quite fascinat- 

 ing to conduct such a house, so easy is it." 



" But it must be a great undertaking to carry water in a 

 watering-pot through these narrow walks, and for such great 

 distances." 



Mr. Clockwell smiled at this, and said that, with him, 

 watering was no labor at all, rather amusing than other- 

 wise. He never used a watering-pot. If we would like to 

 see it done, we had only to come into another house. In 

 the next building, which was filfed with an immense number 

 of small plants in pots, placed on tables, we found a long 

 rubber hose stretched out on the floor. This Mr. Clockwell 

 took up, and, calling to some one outside to let on the wa- 

 ter, held the brass nozzle at the end of the hose over the 

 plants. Immediately a fine spray of water rushed out, and 

 spread over several dozen plants at once. In an instant 

 they were well drenched, and, with a slight movement of 

 the hand, the stream was diverted to other plants. I fairly 

 laughed when I saw it. 



" Could anything be more easy? Why, I could do that 

 myself! " 



"Try it." 



And I did. Really it was a charming way of watering. 

 Bidding Mr. Felix take out his watch and time my move- 

 ments, I held the hose over the plants just sixty seconds. 



