556 Cast-iron and JVroiight-Iron 



The stake, /J;^. 110. is 7 ft. lonir, and weighs 1 cwt. 8 lbs. 

 per dozen. Fig.Wl. is 5 ft. 2 in. in length, and weighs 

 2 qrs. 13 lbs. per dozen. Fig. 1 12. is 3 ft. 8 in. in height, and 

 weighs 3 qrs. 9 lbs. per dozen. It will be observed, by com- 

 paring the above weights and heights with tliose of Messrs. 

 Coltani and Hallen's cast-iron flower stakes, as given in the 

 succeedincr article, that Mr. Mallet's are somewhat li<;]iter. 

 Mr. Mallet has subsequently made the improvement in the 

 Ibrm of the foot of round stakes (such as those of Mr. Cottam), 

 indicated by the sketch, marked a, on the opposite page. 

 Stakes thus formed will weigh less, and take a firmer hold of 

 the ground. — Cond 



Art. XI. Notice of the Cast-Iron and fVrought-Iron Flotver Stakes 

 manujacliired by Messrs. Cottam and Hallen, London. By the 

 Conductor. 



Knowing the introduction of iron stakes in flower-n;ardens 

 to be a very great improvement, in point both of economy 

 and neatness ; in order that our readers may know the sizes 

 and prices, and also compare the appearance of those of Mr. 

 Mallet with those of Messrs. Cottam and Hallen, we have 

 given figures of the different sorts manufactured by the latter 

 firm. 



Fig. 113. shows the four sizes of cast-iron stakes, manu- 

 factured by Messrs. Cottam and Hallen. Tiie height of the 

 first (a) is 7 ft., its weight per dozen 2 cwt. 1 qr., and the price 

 per dozen, 25s. ; i is 6 ft. high, weighs 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 22 lbs. per 

 dozen, and costs 18.?. 6d.; c is 5 ft. high, weighs 1 cwt. 1 qr. 

 16 lbs. per dozen, and costs 16.s\ 6d.-. and d is l ft. high, weighs 

 40 lbs. per dozen, and costs lOi'. 6d. 



lug. 1 14. shows the different sizes of wrought- iron rods let 

 into cast-iron sockets at bottom. The height of the first (c) is 

 6 ft. 6 in., and the price is 10s. 6c/. per dozen; of the second 

 (_/) 5 ft. 6 in., the price is 9s. 6d. per dozen; of the third (g) 

 5 ft., the })rice is 8s. 6d. ; of the fourth (//) ■!• ft. 6 in., the price 

 is 8s.; of the fifth (/) the height is 4 ft., and the price 7s.; of 

 the sixth (/) the height is 3 ft. 6 in., and the price per dozen 

 6s. 6d.; of the seventh (l) the height is 3 ft., and the price Gs.; 

 of the eighth (w) the height is 2 ft. 6 in., and the price Bs. 6d.; 

 and the ninth {n) is 2 ft. in height, and the price per dozen 

 is 5s. 



