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brought into notice, and which, in German, is called, Schnellgiesser; in Flemish, Schnelgieter ; and in 
French, Arrosoir a la minute (all three terms signifying, literally, quick waterer). Figure 1 shows 
this invention with the mode of applying it. It consists of a wooden tub, bound by hoops of iron, 
furnished at the top with iron handles, and in front with two stout leather straps, by which it is sus¬ 
pended from the back of the workman. At the bottom of the tub is a copper socket, to which a gutta 
percha or India-rubber pipe is attached, 
and at that part of this pipe, which may 
be conveniently held bv the hand, there 
is a small turn-cock, and beyond this a 
spout and rose, the latter having the 
holes below. The tub contains as much 
water as the workman can carry, and 
when it is empty it is not taken off 
his back, but filled at the pump by a 
second person. The turn-cock enables 
the operator to stop or discharge the 
water at pleasure. By this contrivance 
a great saving of time and labour is 
effected. [Some adaptation of this idea 
might be useful]. 
Figure 2 represents a new pot con¬ 
structed to prevent worms entering at 
the hole hi the bottom. In some gardens, 
where the earth is rich, the earth-worms 
are very troublesome, especially when 
the ground is damp. In these localities 
the worms crawl into the pots by means of the hole at the bottom, and if they commit little injury in 
the open ground, they are not so harmless among the roots confined in a pot. In order to obviate the 
evil arising from them intrusion, the new form of pot represented at figure 2, has been invented by 
hi. Ghyselin, potter, at Brussels. The bottom is distinguished by having three feet, which are 
only prolongations of the pot. The bottom is thus raised above the ground, and the worms 
are thereby prevented from entering at the hole. This pot has also the advantage of facilitating 
the circulation of air, and preventing the stagnation of water. ['Worms, however, do not always 
enter garden-pots through the drainage hole, but sometimes, especially in small pots, from the top. 
Against this the proposed form offers no safeguard. After all, the best plan is to take care on what 
foundation the pots are set]. 
Among the useful horticultural contrivances, may be noticed the iron trellis, represented at 
figure 3, which combines solidity, elegance, and lightness, qualities never found together in wooden 
trellises. The iron trellis, too, preserves all the forms or shapes which are given to it, and one may 
thus train plants in all the varied styles which are otherwise applicable. The form which is used has 
a circular head, like a parasol, consisting of form wires, which are bent and sustained hi their position 
by three circles or hoops, the undermost considerably stouter than the others. The stem is supported 
at the base by three prongs, which are made so as to admit of being fixed in the ground or hi a pot 
This form, when made from three to four feet high, produces a very good effect, when used to support 
such a plant as Calystegia pubescens, which looks remarkably well trained to this form of trellis. This 
same form may also be used in training c lim bing roses, in pots or in the open ground : their branches 
being led over the arches so as to cover the whole, present a mass of flowers hi the summer time. 
PROFESSIONAL AND MORAL TRAINING. 
Suggestive Hints Addressed to Young Gardeners. 
- By Mr. W . P. IvEANE, Author of the “ Beauties of Surrey.” 
H/ATURE proceeds by fixed laws; she is not a confused jumble of things—-to-day one thing, 
11 to-morrow another. All the relations of the different parts of Nature are mutual and exact, and 
one tiling moves on in a beautiful agreement with all other things. There is a reason for everything, 
and there is a ride by which everything' is directed and controlled. It is not enough to say, “ that 
there are mysteries in many of the operations of Nature which it is impossible for us to unravel.” 
Although there may be many things beyond our comprehension, there is nothing which should be 
