. Fungi and fungicides; a practical manual, concerning the fungous diseases of cultivated plants and the means of preventing their ravages . attachedtwo lines of hose, provided Avith good nozzles, and fas-tened at the end to poles. Three men oi3erate the ma-chine, one driving and j^umping, and two directing thespray. Many different kinds of sj^ray nozzles are also offeredfor sale. In several cases, at least, each has a peculiarvalue for certain lines of work. Consequently the fruit-grower who has a variety of vines and trees to sprayshould own four or five nozzles, and use the one bestadapted
. Fungi and fungicides; a practical manual, concerning the fungous diseases of cultivated plants and the means of preventing their ravages . attachedtwo lines of hose, provided Avith good nozzles, and fas-tened at the end to poles. Three men oi3erate the ma-chine, one driving and j^umping, and two directing thespray. Many different kinds of sj^ray nozzles are also offeredfor sale. In several cases, at least, each has a peculiarvalue for certain lines of work. Consequently the fruit-grower who has a variety of vines and trees to sprayshould own four or five nozzles, and use the one bestadapted to the work in hand. Some of the best formsare the Improved Yermorel, Climax, Cyclone, Graduat-ing Spray, Mason, and Improved McGowen, ]^o. 7. Professor L. H. Bailey uses, for bushes and vineswhich need to be sprayed on the under surface, thecyclone nozzle, in connection with a home-made wheel-barrow tank, as shown in Fig. 10. A piece of rubber APPLICATION OF FUNGICIDES 23 tubing five or six feet long connects the nozzle with thepump, the outer end of the tubing being tied to a lightrod, so that the spray can be sent wherever FIG. 9. THE CHESTEK SPKAYING CART.
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