. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. 270 Horticultural Implements, Appliances, etc. Trucks fok Tubs or very large Pots.—This very handy- little truck is what the French use for moving orange tubs, &c. It would be impossible to find anytliing more useful in its way. I. Fig. 85. have seen the gardeners actually running with big specimens on them. The pot or tub is caught by the little iron feet, then thrown on its side and tied firmly if a long distance ha* to be t
. Gleanings from French gardens: comprising an account of such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens. Gardening; Gardens. 270 Horticultural Implements, Appliances, etc. Trucks fok Tubs or very large Pots.—This very handy- little truck is what the French use for moving orange tubs, &c. It would be impossible to find anytliing more useful in its way. I. Fig. 85. have seen the gardeners actually running with big specimens on them. The pot or tub is caught by the little iron feet, then thrown on its side and tied firmly if a long distance ha* to be traversed. The Numeroteur.—Numbering instead of labelling is now adopted in so many gardens and nurseries, that the making widely known of this useful instrument cannot fail to be useful. The following description of it originally appeared in the Gardener s Chronicle:—" Horticulture is a science so vast, and embraces sub- jects so different, that however good a man's memory may be it is insufficient, and hence it becomes necessary to give it mechanical aid. Among the means employed are tickets or labels written upon parchment or paper, or small pieces of wood, &c.; but these are soon effaced, and are very liable to get lost or displaced. A very good plan frequently adopted consists in the use of small bands of lead, which are rolled round the stems or branches of the plants. Upon this lead a number is marked, corresponding with a catalogue, in which the name and any particular remarks are entered. This method is sure; but to carry it out several things are necessary. First there is wanted a series of numbers from i to 10, or rather from I to 9, the zero, combined with other figures, making the numbers 10, 20, 100, &c. Then this series of numbers must be fixed upon a block of wood, and tlie figures have to be impressed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and app
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