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THE GARDENERS' CUR ONI CLE. 



[June 8, 1912. 



propagated by gemmae (the buds which form on 

 the tops of the shoots). In addition to his collec- 

 tion of Mosses, which deservedly received a Silver 

 Medal Mr. Danton exhibited a collection of 

 wild flowers which had been cultivated in his 

 garden for the purpose of supplying specimens 

 ior scholastic work. 



HORTICULTURAL SUNDRIES. 



The sundries section included exhibits of gar- 

 den implements, glass-houses, frames, heat- 

 ing appliances, garden furniture, pergolas, 

 arches, summer-houses, sprayers, hoses, washes, 

 cutlery, and the thousand and one other appur- 

 tenance* which find a use in horticulture. The 

 exhibits were very numerous, and a large tent 

 was devoted to them ; whilst plant-houses, 

 frames, boilers, and numerous other things 

 which could be placed in the open with safety 

 ^rere accommodated in the grounds. 



Structures, Boilers, &c. 



Messrs. Wm. Duncan Tucker & Sons, 

 Ltd., 27, Cannon Street, London, had on view 

 a big series of glass structures for every pur- 

 pose. A very elaborate ornamental conserva- 

 tory, with verandah frontage, Orchid houses 

 fitted with the latest appliances, plant houses, 

 garden lights and pits, boilers and boiler fittings, 

 garden treillage, tubs for shrubs, roller lath 

 blinds, and various details of glass-houses were 

 all well exhibited. 



Messrs. Jas. Crispin & Sons, Nelson Street, 

 Bristol, exhibited Robin Hood boilers of various 

 powers, the " Mona " boiler, Beeston radiators, 

 a series of hand-lights, lightly yet strongly con- 

 structed, a system of staging with iron standards 

 and stays, and garden frames and lights, fitted 

 with devices for detachment for storage. The 

 span-roof frame has iron girders and bars fixed 

 therein for keeping the lights in position when 



lifted. 



The Twelve Hours Stove Syndicate, 258, 



Vauxhall Bridge Road, Westminster showed 

 their patent greenhouse boilers, of powers 

 ranging from 40 feet to 700 feet of piping. These 

 boilers are designed for long burning without at- 

 tention, and are specially serviceable for isolated 

 .glass buildings. This firm showed the old 

 Loughborough boiler, provided with a new feed- 

 funnel to ensure continued feed of fuel without 

 -attention, and a new draught door by which 

 •combustion can be regulated. 



Messrs The Three C.'s Co., 67, Dale Street, 

 Liverpool showed the Chase continuous cloche, 

 a device by which twin sheets of glass are sus- 

 pended and held in position by wire contrivances. 

 The glass is of uniform height, and forms con- 

 tinuation cloches without woodwork or attach- 



ment. The device is very simple, and will prove 

 of service, in intensive and amateur gardening. 



Messrs. Hontsch & Co., Niedersedlitz, Dres- 

 den, exhibited models of greenhouses of their 

 own design, and a new boiler with water-way 

 fire-bars, sides and top, the fire being directed 

 to fire-heating surfaces before it escapes. The 

 design is simple, very cleanly, and the range 



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of power is from 400 feet of piping to 8,000 feet. 

 A system of glass-house construction with re- 

 inforced roofs was also on show. 



Messrs. Skinner, Board & Co., horticultural 

 builders, Bristol, displayed two examples of their 

 patent wire tension greenhouses, fitted with 

 cur vi -linear roofs supported by this system. 

 They had also boilers of three patterns. 



The Folding Span-Light Co., Slough, exhi- 

 bited a series of their folding propagating cases, 

 suitable also for Strawberries, salads, and other 

 quick-growing plants. The frames are easily dis- 

 mantled by thumbscrews, and may be stored in 

 the smallest compass. The glass being slotted 

 in grooves is easily removed for admitting fresh 

 air or for storage. 



The Quaker City Machine Co., Richmond, 

 Indiana, U.S.A., illustrated by a model green- 

 house framework the effectiveness of their venti- 

 lating gear. The system is controlled by a pair 



of cog-wheels with bicycle chain, and the exten- 

 sion of the lifting rods is on the Venetian blind 

 system of extension and reduction. The system is 

 rigid and easily controlled by the wheel. 



W. A. Overend, horticultural builder, High 

 Road, Streatham, exhibited a stand of glass 

 propagating cases and plant protectors, simply 

 constructed by a series or grooved clamps : 

 a very effective and novel as well as cheap 

 article that should find abundant use in out- 

 door gardening. The lights are available as 

 low glass cases, and are also made in column 

 form for the protection of tall plants. 



Messrs. J. Weeks & Co., 72, Victoria Street, 

 Westminster, showed their Robin Hood boilers, 

 Beeston radiators in various sizes of these well- 

 known makes, and a large specimen of their 

 greenhouse construction, with channelled and 

 capped drip-proof bars. The building was fitted 

 with the Quadrant system of ventilating gear 

 and a detachable system of staging of iron 

 throughout. 



The Thames Bank Iron Co., Ltd., Upper 



Ground Street, London, S.E., exhibited a large 

 series of boilers, including the Waltham tubular 

 .boilers, the Economic boiler, and the Crown 

 boiler, all of high power and economic use. 

 Pumps of varied design and utility and samples 

 of hot-water piping were shown by this firm. 



Messrs. Chas. P. Kinnell & Co., Ltd., 

 Southwark Street, London, displayed their 

 Anglian boiler, fitted with rocking-bars for the 

 better cleaning of the fire-bed. The Rochford 

 horizontal tubular boilers of various powers, 

 boilers for the amateurs and small gardens, and 

 a new petrol engine, of value in general estate 

 use, ranging from 1^ h.p. to 8 h.p., an in- 

 genious and useful small-compass engine. A very 

 simple ventilating gear was on view, and a 

 series of semi-rotary pumps. 



The Pwllbach Colliery Co., Ltd., Swansea, 

 had on view an enormous block of their An- 

 ' thracite coal, together with grades of hard fur- 

 nace coals for greenhouse heating. This coal has 

 high calorific power, lasts long in combustion, 

 and is free from shale. 



Messrs. Pilkington Bros., Ltd., 10, Upper 

 Thames Street, E.C., made an interesting exhi- 

 bit of ribbed and coloured glass for greenhouse 

 and conservatories. They had also sheet-glass 

 with wire-netting embedded, anti-drip system 

 of greenhouse glazing, cloches, Cucumber tubes, 

 and other glass requisites. 



Messrs. 



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Fig, 35. Messrs. w. duncan tucker and sons' exhibit in the sundries section. 



Co., Regent Street, 

 London, made a large and imposing display with 

 a great- variety of Japanese garden ornaments. 

 In an appropriate structure, which may be 

 described as a very long summer-house, we noted 

 fine old bronze lanterns 6 feet high, of splendid 

 workmanship ; arches and gate-posts of granite, 

 bearing Japanese inscriptions ; quaint and 

 grotesque figures, such as are associated with 

 Japanese gardens; bronze storks, with every 

 feather delicately chiselled ; bungalows and 

 gates made of bamboo; and here and there 

 healthy dwarfed Cupressus obtusa growing in 

 very old-looking vases ; from the roof quaint 

 lanterns were suspended, and after dusk the 

 various lanterns in this interesting arrangement 

 gave it a very Oriental effect. 



Messrs. Geo. Trollope & Sons, West Halkin 

 Square, Belgrave Square, S.W., exhibited Italian 

 well-heads exquisitely chiselled, some complete 

 with plinth and lifting gear (see fig. 37). They 

 were of genuine antiquity, one magnificent red 

 Verona specimen of ample dimensions was 

 the best we have seen. In the foreground 

 there was a pair of elegantly-designed, ham- 

 mered iron gates with old columns and super- 

 figures complete — a distinguished-looking garden 

 ornament. Some of the old garden vases were 

 finely ornamented, and along the back a row of 

 large oil jars planted with suitable species made a 

 very attractive display. 



Messrs. B. Maggs & Co., Bristol, displayed 

 elaborately-made garden seats in teak, various 

 tables, and other garden furniture, tents, and 

 garden rests. Most of these articles are manu- 

 factured from disused ships, and the materials 

 are practically impervious to rain. 



Messrs. H. W. Cashmore & Co., 96, Victoria 

 Street, London, showed statuary in lead and 

 other metals, and casts ready for forming of 

 various models, old stone pillars of genuine work, 

 garden screens, and a series of elaborate photo- 

 graphs. 



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