FORKS, ENGINES, WATERING POTS, ETC. 17 



house; French watering-pots, with zigzag bends in 

 the spouts, to break the force of the water as it 

 descends upon the plants; and shelf watering-pots, small 

 and flat in shape, for watering plants that are high up 

 and in out of the way corners, and near the glass in 

 greenhouses. 



Allied to the apparatus for watering is the syringe, an 

 implement of great value to the floriculturist. It may 

 be used, held at a distance from the plant, for the purpose 

 of giving a soft refreshing watering, or held near the 

 plant, the water may be impelled with force to destroy 

 the aphides. Syringes are made in three sizes ; the 

 cost of the smallest is 5s. 6d. ; we have had one in use 

 for several years, for which that sum was paid ; it was 

 made by George, of Camden Town. 



A fumigator is also a good thing to have, for fumigat- 

 ing plants when they are infested with insects. It is on 

 the plan of the blast bellows used in houses, and to it is 

 attached a reservoir for the tobacco, or whatever may be 

 used for fumigating. It is rather dear to buy, the price 

 being, I think, 10^. 6d. 



A turfing iron, for raising turf, is scarcely needed in a 

 private garden, where laying a lawn is a matter of rare 

 occurrence; but the sharp tool with a circular edge, 

 called a racer or rutter, is w^anted wherever there is a 

 lawn, or edging of grass, for trimming the edges. 



Some sort of greenhouse, for raising plants, is most 

 valuable to aid the flower garden, and almost necessary 

 where a great number of bedding plants are required. 

 For the purpose of raising plants for the beds and bor- 

 ders, a house with vines in it will do, as by the time they 

 give shade from being thickly covered with foliage, the 

 seedlings and the plants which have needed winter pro- 

 tection, will be ready for putting out. 



In the absence of a greenhouse, a good roomy frame 

 may be made to do a great deal in rearing plants and 

 cuttings. Any out of the way warm corner will do for a 

 hotbed and frame. That old writer on gardening, Aber- 

 crombie, gives, as dimensions for a one-sash frame, 4^ feet 

 from back to front, 3^ from side to side, 15 inches or 18 



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