. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. the annoyance of the person using it: a is the spout to which the roses are screwed ; b, the box to contain either spout out of use; c and d, the holes in which the joints are placed ; e, a largo rose for watering flower beds; /, a smaller rose for watering plants in ;—Gard. Chron. Another watering pot is the follow- ing, and suggested by Mr. Williamson. "No. 1 represents the original, which differs from a common watering pot in having its tube inserted in a horizontal position, with a brass valve near the point, through which passe
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. the annoyance of the person using it: a is the spout to which the roses are screwed ; b, the box to contain either spout out of use; c and d, the holes in which the joints are placed ; e, a largo rose for watering flower beds; /, a smaller rose for watering plants in ;—Gard. Chron. Another watering pot is the follow- ing, and suggested by Mr. Williamson. "No. 1 represents the original, which differs from a common watering pot in having its tube inserted in a horizontal position, with a brass valve near the point, through which passes a brass wire or rod, held in its proper position by two strong transverse pieces of wire, perforated in the centre, and Fig. connected with a crank or lever, be- tween the lower part of which and the side of the pot is a steel spring, which propels the piston and shuts the valve. From the top of the Jever is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnson, George William, 1802-1886; Landreth, David. Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard
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