562 HORTICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, ETC. 



lifting rods are now lowered to the bottom of the tub by 

 means of the rack and pinion macbinery until tbe two iron 

 barSj wbicb are previously pushed under tbe tub^ can be 

 placed in tbe four stirrups ; tbis being done, all is ready for 



lifting tbe tub 

 in an uprigbt 

 position by tbe 

 rack and pinions, 

 wbicb are worked 

 by a man on eacb 

 side. Wben tbe 

 tub is bigbenougb 

 for travelling it is 

 secured by means 

 of a pin tbrougb 

 tbe four uprigbt 

 lifting rods in- 

 serted at 5, tbe 

 travelling. Tbe 



Carriage for transporting Orange trees. 



1. Fore carriage. 2. Side-beams. 3. Lifting screw. 

 4. Stirrups for carrying tub. 5. Pins. 



tub being lowered on to tbe pins for 

 wbole operation does not occupy tbe tbree men required to 

 work it more tban two or tbree minutes. Tbe macbine is 

 drawn by one borse, and it will be seen bow easily and 

 quickly tbe magnificent Orange trees alluded to are brougbt 

 from tbeir bibernatory in tbe spring to tbeir summer 



Fig. 310. 



Truck for moving Plants in tubs and large pots. 



quarters, and as easily taken back in tbe autumn. Tbe fore 

 part of tbe macbine is made to lock^ so tbat it turns in 

 little more tban its own lengtb. It is in every respect a 

 most complete apparatus for tbis and for like purposes.^^ 



Truck for Tubs or very large Pots. — Tbis very bandy 

 little truck, Fig. 310, is wbat tbe Frencb use for moving large 

 plants in tubs and large pots. It would be diflficult to find 



