. The Gardener’s monthly and horticultural advertiser . r-, length of time, of stands for flowers, and latelyfountains have be added to enliven these ddighsfulornaments. The fountains are always supplied by water froman elevated reservoir, and are attached to one spot, orcan only by removed to a short distance by extensionof the supply pipes and other alterations. Besidesthe great expense of this arrangement, the space re-quired is a great inconvenience, especially for a dwel-ling. This difficulty, which has occupied my atten-tion for a long time, I have now overcome, and dis-covered a plan fo
. The Gardener’s monthly and horticultural advertiser . r-, length of time, of stands for flowers, and latelyfountains have be added to enliven these ddighsfulornaments. The fountains are always supplied by water froman elevated reservoir, and are attached to one spot, orcan only by removed to a short distance by extensionof the supply pipes and other alterations. Besidesthe great expense of this arrangement, the space re-quired is a great inconvenience, especially for a dwel-ling. This difficulty, which has occupied my atten-tion for a long time, I have now overcome, and dis-covered a plan for making a fountain by means ofpressure of air; and flower stands arranged on thisprinciple can be removed, at pleasure, from one placeto another without stopping the jet for a moment. The accompanying cut, figure 1, is a design of thiskind, suitable for diflercnt materials, wood or iron,the form and size of which can be varied accordingto the taste to be suited and the skill employed, fromthe most simple and cheap, to the most elaborate Firj. 1. Fountain by air pressure in a cast-ironstand.
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