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WAT 627 WAT
the refuse ehouKl he thrown out upon so formed as to give the water thrnun
the borders which separate the trenches
from each other. These borders may
from them the nearest resemblance to
a gentle shower of rain, which renders
be planted with artichokes, cabbages,
or cauliflowers, which will here attain
a great size. Cress-grounds should always
be at a distance from trees, on
account of the leaves, which otherwise
drive amongst the plants, and require
much time to pick out. There are
two weeds which, even in the cleanest
cress-grounds, can scarcely be kept
under; these are the Duckweed and
Zannichellia palustris, which both multiply
so quickly, that unless carefully
rooted out, they do great injury to the
cresses. The Zannichellia may be
kept under by careful hand-weeding,
and the Duckweed by raising the water,
so as to make it float above the
cress plants, when it may be skimmed
off.
Planting in Borders.—This must be
done in September and in a moist shady
border. Plant slips, and the only cultivation
necessary is to dig the earth
fine, to draw a slight trench with a hoe,
to fill this with water until it becomes
a mud, to cover it about an inch deep
with drift sand, and then to stick in the
slips about six inches apart, watering
them until established. The sand keeps
the plants clean. They will be ready
for gathering from in a very few weeks,
and the shoots should be invariably cut
and not picked. They are not so mild
flavoured as those grown in water, but
then they are free from aquatic insects,
&c.
WATERFALL. See Cascade.
WATER GERMANDER. Teucrium
Scordium.
WATERING ENGINE. See Engine.
WATERING POTS. These should
have roses pierced with very fine holes
the diameter of those usually used is
too large. Long-spouted watering pots
are required for watering plants in pots
upon shelves. French watering pots
have zigzag bends in the spout to break
from the plant the force of the water.
Shelf watering pots are small and flatbodied
for giving water to plants overhead,
and near the glass in green-houses '
or stoves.
" The accompanying engraving is of
a watering pot from Mr. G. Thompson,
390 Oxford Street, who states that its
superiority consists in the roses being
;
'
—
it peculiarly suitable for watering seedlings
or other tender plants. As the
brass joints which connect the roses to
the spout are made water-tight, there
is no danger of its returning outside, to
Fig. 176.
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
pots." Gard. Chron.
Another watering pot is the following,
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. 177.
connected with a crank or lever, between
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