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lustration of the injury wrought by the beetle is shown in the 

 cut. — Popular Gardening. iyg ; adapted front F. S. Goff, in 

 Garden and Forest, Hi. 91 (18 go). 



Simple Hose-Mender. — (Fig. 58.) " After trimming 

 evenly the ragged edges of the break in the hose/ a short sec- 

 tion of half-inch iron pipe is inserted as shown by dotted 

 lines in the cut. Then a piece 

 of galvanized iron is wrapped 

 around the hose as shown at the £j 

 right in the upper figure, and 

 twisted tightly so as to sink into 

 the rubber. The wire is then 

 twisted for a few inches as 

 shown in the lower figure, again 

 wrapped around the hose and 

 fastened as shown at the left 

 of the upper figure. This mender 

 is not patented, and the mate- 

 rials for making it are inexpen- 

 sive and easily obtainable." — 

 John McGowan, in American 

 Florist, vii. 107 ; American Gar- 

 den, 705. 



Distributors for Insecti- 

 cides. — (Figs. 59, 60, 61.) Fig. 

 59 shows Stott's patent distribu- 

 tor. The insecticide is contained 

 in cells and is forced with the 

 water through the hose. It can 

 be fastened to engines and can 

 be removed when desired. 

 Figs. 60 and 61 represent a 

 syringe which works on the same 

 principle. A chamber at the 

 end of the syringe contains the 

 composition, and the nozzle is 

 formed to distribute it in the 

 Fig. 60. f orm of spray to insect-infested 

 plants. — Journal of Horticulture, March 26, f 

 250. A 

 Contrivance for Applying Flowers of fig. 



