APPLIANCES FOR THE AMATEUR's USE 201 



as handles, with which these pots are never provided 

 by the manufacturer. 



For large plants, wooden tubs are furnished. 

 These will be found very useful in the greenhouse or 

 bay window, to accommodate plants which have out- 

 grown the capacity of a pot of the ordinary size. 



Bellows for the appHcation of dry and Hquid 

 insecticides and fungicides should be provided. They 

 will come in play many times during the season. The 

 owners of these and other conveniences of a similar 

 nature will find it so easy to give plants the attention 

 they need by the use of them that they will have no 

 excuse for neglecting to do so, as they will be almost 

 sure to, if such conveniences are not at hand. They 

 make it easy for us to reduce things to a system, and 

 to do what is needed when it is needed, because we 

 have the proper utensils to do it with easily and 

 effectively. 



Plant stakes of different sizes should be always on 

 hand. Nothing so detracts from the pleasing appear- 

 ance of a plant as the makeshift supports often pro- 

 vided. A neat painted stake costs but little. 



A supply of good pots of different sizes ought to 

 be kept on hand by the amateur. If we have pots 

 convenient, we generally repot plants when they need 

 it. If we have to "wait till we get some," the plant 

 generally suffers from neglect to attend to it properly. 



A supply of the various insecticides and fungi- 

 cides needed by the amateur quite as much as by the 

 professional florist, if he would keep his plants in good 

 condition, ought always to be at hand, so that proper 

 attention can be given to the enemies of plant life 

 and health promptly and effectively. With this, as 

 with repotting, we often wait until the injury done is 

 so great that the plant cannot recover. If we have the 

 material at hand to work with, this will not be likely 



