THE OUTFIT. 



The fumigation outfit of the Horticultural Board consists of tents, 

 poles and other paraphernalia, as hereunder described. 



Th.6 Tents. These are 22 in number, and are used for covering 1 

 trees under 12 feet in height. Th>y are made dome-shaped, the 

 upper portion being curved like the surface of a hemisphere and the 

 lower portion being of uniform character. What is known as 

 " eight-ounce Burlington duck " was most largely used in making the 

 tents ; but two other makes of American ducks, " Greenwoods " and 

 " Savannah," were also employed. These cloths come in various 

 widths, but it was found most economical to use the narrowest width, 

 that of 27 inches. 



When this width of cloth is used, the proper curve of the tent 

 may ,be obtained by cutting the cloth on the line of an arc drawn 



The]space within the outside lines represents the end of breadth before cutting 

 that within the curved lines, the same after cutting, m marks the middle of the 

 end.Jc, the point in the side, I, the straight connecting line and h, the 3 inch line. 



from the middle of the end of the breadth to the point on either sidt 

 distant one-fourth of the circumference of the completed tent, and 

 passing through a third point 3J inches out from the straight line 

 connecting the first points. The accompanying sketch will serve to 

 make the meaning clearer. Board models of the required length, 

 3J inches at the middle and curving gradually to the ends, were 

 found to be a great convenience in delineating the curves. 



The crowns of the tent are reinforced both inside and out with 

 extra pieces of cloth, and rope loops are attached to the crowns both 

 inside and out for convenience in handling the tents. 



The tents in use are of four sizes : I., eight made of six breadths, 

 2J y^rds in length ; II., eight of 9 breadths, 3 yards in length; III., 

 three of 11 breadths, 4 yards in length; and IV., three of 13 



