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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[June 8, 1912. 



other appliances. They had models of cheaply- 

 constructed frames ; lattice-work packing cases, 

 these being light but strong, suitable for rail- 

 way transit; cloches, with and without lifting- 

 knobs, scarifiers; long-tongued spades for deep 

 tillage ; straw mats, of a light, warm, and lasting 

 nature; and broad-rosed, full-way water-pots, 

 enabling watering to be accomplished in quick 

 time, were on exhibition. 



Mr. H. C. Slingsby, Bradford and Liverpool, 

 had a collection of " Slingsby-Steelback J1 exten- 

 sion ladders, trolleys and trucks, barrows and 

 other garden requisites. 



The Patent Safety Ladder Co., Peter- 

 borough, exhibited a series of ladders on the ex- 

 tension system, and ladders that are convertible 

 into steps. Others have light, safety hand-sup- 

 ports for the security of the user in fruit gather- 

 ing and when carrying weights. 



The Acme Patent Ladder Co., Earlsfield, 

 London, exhibited extension and platform lad- 

 ders, folding ladders, steps and ladders with ad- 

 justable platforms of good strong design. The 

 extension ladders are provided with a device for 

 release of the " extension " by a single cord. 



Messrs. The " Hardy " Patent Pick Co., 

 Ltd., Sheffield, showed a big collection of exca- 

 vatory and garden tools, some of the spades and 

 other digging implements exhibiting much in- 

 genuity. 



Messrs. Drew, Clark & Co., Diamond Ladder 

 WoTks, Leyton, London, had a large stand of 

 their makes of ladders and steps, travelling lad- 

 ders for etreet use, extension ladders, and auto- 

 folding platform steps. 



Messrs. David Rowell & Co., engineers, 

 Westminster, S.W., showed fencing of steel 



Fig. 38, 



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IMPLEMENTS SHOWN BY MESSRS 

 BARR AND SONS. 



A and B, Bulb Planters ; C, Garden Hoe. 



wire for parks and gardens, steel pergolas and 

 arches, various designs in fences for gateways, 

 iron tree-guards, cattle hurdles, and other fenc- 

 ing. 



The Fernden Fencing Co., 31, Tothill 

 Street, Westminster, displayed garden treillage, 

 gates, in a great variety of design, garden seats, 

 park fencing, wire-strung fencing and pergolas. 



Mr. Geo. Blay, fencing contractor, New Mai- 

 den, Surrey, put up a stand of lych gates in 

 English oak, with oak shingle roof, various 

 gates in Japanese oak and teak, and the M Her- 

 cules M wire fencing, square-meshed, for various 

 purposes of utility. 



Spraying Implements, Washes, &c. 



The Four Oaks Spraying Machine Co., Sut- 

 ton Coldfield, Birmingham, exhibited, among 

 various syringes and spraying implements, a new 

 syringe for insecticides, having a twin bar- 

 rel, By the agency of which insecticide and 

 water are propelled, in the form of spray, in any 

 degree of mixture, the infusion being adjusted 

 as to strength by an indicator. By shutting the 

 indicator " down " the insecticide barrel is put 

 out of action, and the syringe is available for 

 clean water. This firm also exhibited their new 

 Knapsack sprayer, possessing an inner jacket for 

 cleansing purposes, and an agitating device to 

 ensure perfect mixture of the spraying fluid. 

 Tha sprayer is fitted with collapsible foot-plates 



for use as a ground sprayer. The Daisy lawn 

 sprinkler, a disc supporting the spraying nozzle, 

 gives rain-like spray of similar strength to 

 natural rain, and is attachable to any hose. 

 The new cleft-edged Dreadnought easy-working 

 garden tools, and a device for attaching to edging 

 shears, for collecting the cut grass, a novel, 

 labour-saving, cleanly scheme, were also on 



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Messrs. Drake & Fletcher, engineers, Maid- 

 stone, exhibited power and hand sprayers 



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Fig. 39, 



FRUIT TRAYS SHOWN BY MESSRS 

 C. H. GLOVER AND CO. 



in many effective designs. Machines rang- 

 ing from petrol motor spraying-pumps, 

 which feed 6 to 8 sprays at one time, to 

 handy sprayers for the amateur, were on view. 

 One ingenious machine, with spring gates at- 

 tached to the sides, enables the machine to pass 

 through dense growth without damage. All the 

 machines are fitted with the " Mistifier Junior " 

 spraying nozzle, the wearing parts of which are 



readily renewable. 



Mr. C. A. Christiansen, Norwood Green, 

 Southall, had rotary pumps of full waterway 

 bore, examples of the Ideal boiler, fitted with 

 levered rocking bars and other new devices, 

 together with examples of tubing, piping, and 

 other engineering materials. 



Mr. W. F. G. Edwards, Leeds, exhibited and 

 illustrated the use of his patent cyaniding ma- 

 chine. The machine is a drum-like tank which con- 

 tains the water and sulphuric acid, and a scoop 

 trap which contains the cyanide. It is arranged by 

 clockwork for the cyanide trap to empty itself 

 into the tank just 50 seconds after the clockwork 

 is started, thus enabling the operator to escape 

 the fumes. Subtending the clockwork and oper- 

 ated thereby is a ventilating fan, which dis- 

 tributes the cyanide fumes regularly and rapidly 

 in the atmosphere of the house. Excess of 

 cyanide in any one part of the house is thereby 

 impossible. The vibrating fan keeps the atmo- 

 sphere moving and cools the gas as it is emitted. 



Messrs. Joseph Bentley, Ltd., Barrow-on- 

 Humber, Hull, displayed a large number of their 

 various insecticides, orchard spraying fluids, and 

 Quassia extract. Noteworthy products of this 

 firm are Spidacide, Sweet Pea manure, Daisy 



Fig. 40. — BOX FOR PACKING bouquets shown 



BY MESSRS. C. H. GLOVER AND CO. 



Killer — a sand for the lawn, and Bentley's weed 

 destroyers. A complete plant food named 

 Vitalizer is of good report. 



Messrs. Wm. Cooper & Nephews, manu- 

 facturing chemists, Berkhamstead, displayed 

 various insecticides and fungicides, their V2K 

 fluids for mildews and moulds, V2 fluid for 

 summer spraying of fruit trees, Cooper's 

 weedicide, and their improved Bordeaux mix- 



ture. The stand also contained several interest- 

 ing biological specimens. A new spraying pump 

 for attachment to barrels and tanks was ex- 

 hibited fitted with a water agitator, thus ensur- 

 ing perfect mixture of the spraying compound. 

 This pump has been designated Cooper's Barrel 

 Pump, and should find much use in orchard and 

 wall spraying. 



Mr. G. H. Richards, 234, Borough High 

 Street, London, displayed a big series of their 

 various insecticides, plant and tree washes, 

 manures and Quassia extracts. Their XL-All 

 vaporising compound in cake form is a very use- 

 ful insecticide, especially for the amateur. Mr. 

 Richards has a non-poisonous XL-All Liquid 

 Insecticide B, effective as an insecticide and 

 quite safe to use. It mixes freely, leaves no 

 sediment, and is as good as a non-poisonous irf- 

 secticide can be. Richards's arsenate of lead 

 paste, a preparation for biennial use, is an effec- 

 tive destroyer of caterpillars, leaf miners and 

 their grubs. 



Messrs. Price's Candle Co., Ltd., Battersea, 

 showed Gishurstine, a well-known garden insecti- 

 cide, and a preparation of soft soap and Quassia. 

 This substance, which is a very effective cleanser 

 and insecticide, is prepared by mixing with boil- 

 ing water, allowing it to stand for 24 hours before 

 use. 



Jeyes Sanitary Compounds Co., Ltd., 64, 

 Cannon Street, London, E.C., illustrated the use 

 of their well-known horticultural wash in the 

 eradication of green fly, red spider, caterpillar and 



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Fig. 41. — the "becher" fruit-cleaner 



and grader. 



mite. They had a new preparation termed Jeyes 

 Horticultural " Winter " Wash, for use as a 

 bark caustic wash for trees at rest. Jeyes Spray 

 Disinfector, a simple device for diffusing spray, 

 and within the reach of every amateur, should 

 find many users among small holders. 



Messrs. Alexander Cross & Sons, Ltd., 19, 



Hope Street, Glasgow, showed their invaluable 

 Clubicide, a preparation for cleansing the soil of 

 destructive germs. It is in fluid form, and is 

 recommended for the destruction of eel-worm and 

 other soil pests; for the cleansing and disinfec- 

 tion of buildings, pens, and drainage. Cross s 

 Mildew and Insect Destroyer was also exhibited. 

 This is recommended for mildew and insect pests 

 generally. Lunt's Chrysanthemum Manure, and 

 the Ballikinrain Ant Destroyer were also exhi- 

 bited. 



The stand of Messrs. Lewis, Berger & Sons, 

 Ltd., contained exhibits of various garden com- 

 pounds and materials for the destruction of 

 fungoid and other diseases by spraying, together 

 with a very effective one-man spray pump, which 

 compresses in a few minutes sufficient air to spr a ^ 

 for 20 minutes. Berger's Lime-Sulphur prepara- 

 tion is recommended for the destruction of all 

 sucker insect pests and for mildews. This firm 

 also exhibited paints for horticultural use. 



The Sanitas Co., Ltd., Limehouse, London, 

 E.C., had a stand of their insecticides, weed 

 destroyers, disinfecting fluids, and the Sanita* 





