should be thoroughly cleaned and dried after it has been used, 

 and before it is put away. Very large spraying machines and 

 vaporisers mounted on carts and intended for spraying 

 orchards and large plantations, are constructed, but Hender- 

 son's Atomising Syringe and the Eclair Vaporiser will be 

 found sufficient for the needs of Indian cultivators. The 

 Lenox Sprayer represented in fig. 77 uses up more liquid 

 than the Eclair Vaporiser, and it is, therefore, not adapted 

 for strong irritants like Sulphate of Copper which should be 

 applied in very fine sprays. 



1,152. An appliance which is very useful for sing- 

 ing insects on trees and shrubs, is the Asbestos torch 

 (Fig. 78]. The asbestos ball is saturated with kerosine oil 

 and lighted and the lighted torch passed over infested 

 branches and leaves. Tea and coffee bushes may be given 

 a light singing in January to kill eggs and spores of 

 parasites. 



FIG. 78. ASBESTOS TORCH. 



1,153. The following general directions should be borne 

 in mind in storing grains, (a) The buildings used should be 

 close, (b) I he bins used should be tight-fitting, allowing ac- 

 cess neither of air, nor of light, nor yet of weevils and moths. 



(c) The granary and its surroundings should be kept clean. 



(d] Refuse grains should be destroyed and not left about. 

 {e) Grain should be dried thoroughly before it is stored, 



