240 Improved Watcring-Pot. — Training Apple Trees. 



accidents niig-htbe avoided. If, for instance, instead of a trian- 

 gular piece of wood, with or without notches, or sometimes a 

 brick-bat or a flower-pot, something of iron were used, of 

 the shape here imperfectly shown [Jig. 72.), with notches 

 to admit the handle of the 

 light, the handle being made 

 with a kind of stem to it 

 («), and the tilt with a shoul- 

 der {b\ to fit into a square 

 staple in the back of the 

 fi'ame, the sash wovdd not 

 be so liable to be blown off, 

 nor to run down, followed 

 by what should have sup- 

 ported it, breaking, per- 

 haps, some favourite plant, 

 or smashing a pot of choice cuttings, with some squares of 

 glass into the bargain. If you should think proper to give 

 this rude attempt a corner in one of your pages, it may stimu- 

 late a much better hand to do something to the purpose, 

 and which may be much more satisfactory. If so, I shall 

 have gained my end. I am, Sir, &c. — Wm. Hurst. Hitcham, 

 Feb. 5. 1828. 



. Improvements in Waterifig-Pots. — A pierced rose {Jig- 13. a) 



is screwed on to the end of the 

 spout, and the latter is curved 

 very close to the end. The 

 advantage of having the curve 

 so near to the end is, that, in 

 watering plants in pots, the 

 water is stopped from running 

 by a very slight elevation of 

 the spout. The spout should 

 be about 2 ft. long, and about 

 the same width throughout its length. — Cacale. Bath, Oct. 12. 

 1827. 



Changing the Position of the Branches of Apple Trees, for 

 the Purpose of bringing them sooner into a bearing State. — I 

 first train in the common fan way ; and, after getting five or 

 six leading branches, take the opportunity of mild favourable 

 >veather, about the first of December, and turn all the branches 

 over to one side of the tree. This, I find, so checks the 

 upward flow of the sap, that fruit spurs are quickly formed ; 

 and these I afterwards keep pruned according to Mr. Harri- 

 son's plan, which I think an excellent one. — S. TV. Harlow, 

 Feb. 21. 1828. 



