. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 378 The Coimtry Gentleman^s Magazine however, be borne in mind that the plant is of necessity much reduced in size, and conse quently fails to impress the beholder with its magnificence, but having ourselves seen the plant in full bloom this season, we are enabled to form a correct estimate of its real value. In habit it differs in nothing from the old and well - known form of Canterbury Bell, but whilst the blooms are equally large, both the white and blue, the calyx, in addition, is much enlarged, and changed from
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 378 The Coimtry Gentleman^s Magazine however, be borne in mind that the plant is of necessity much reduced in size, and conse quently fails to impress the beholder with its magnificence, but having ourselves seen the plant in full bloom this season, we are enabled to form a correct estimate of its real value. In habit it differs in nothing from the old and well - known form of Canterbury Bell, but whilst the blooms are equally large, both the white and blue, the calyx, in addition, is much enlarged, and changed from its ordinary green form to the same colour as that of the corolla, thus adding considerably to its effectiveness as a border plant. Too much cannot be said in its praise, and we strongly recommend this new form of our old favourite flower to the readers of this Magazine. The fact of its coming true from seed renders it everybody's plant, placing it within the reach of all lovers of their garden. A CALIFORNIA LA WN SPRINKLER. WE have recently received from a friend in San Francisco an automatic sprinkler such as is much in use there, where it is necessary to produce an artificial rain to keep lawns green in summer. It is shewn in fig- I- A hght tripod, about three feet high, sup-. Fig. I.—California Lawn-sprinkler. ports a revolving head, which consists of three armlike tubes (shewn in lig. 2) attached to a hollow washer that plays around the tube to which the hose is attached, bringing water from a head. The arms are turned a little backward and upward, and the water as it flows out causes them to revolve, flirting a fine spray over a circle of from 10 feet to 30 feet in diameter, according to the pressure of the water. We are using ours with a head of about 15 feet, and it covers a diameter of 20 feet. When this area has been well. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appe
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