858 The Principles of Fruit-growing. 
of half-inch gas-pipe with the nozzle attached to 
the end, is advisable when one is working in the 
tops of the trees, but they are apt to be a nui- 
sance if one works 
from the ground. 
They are awkward 
if more than ten 
feet long. We gen- 
erally prefer to use 
a bamboo _ fishing- 
pole, and secure the 
hose to it near its 
upper end, letting 
the lower part of 
the pole remain free. 
Most operators have 
insufficient hose. 
For work in old or- 
chards, the run should be at least fifteen feet long. 
For yards and ornamental plants, a cart-like rig, 
like that shown in Fig. 68, is handy and efficient, 
and others are shown in Fig. 72. A home-made rig 
for spraying strawberries and potatoes is seen in 
Fig. 69. It is simply a barrel pump mounted on 
wheels, with three Vermorel nozzles rigged on the 
tail-board, so as to cover as many rows of plants. 
Fig. 68. Handy outfit for bushes and small 
trees. 
6. The style of puinp and nozzle to be used de- 
pends almost wholly upon the particular kind of work 
to be done.*—The reader will now see that the advice 
*Thoe reader should consult Lodeman’s “Spraying of Plants” for more 
specific advice on this subject. 
