Jonze 9, 1860.) THE GARDENERS! CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. OMB 
SHANKS’ NEW PATENT LAWN MOWING, ROLLING, COLLLECTING, 
AND ei Caine S MACHINE FOR 1860 
MOWS THE GRASS IN A MUCH NEATER 
WET OR DRY, MANNER THAN THE 
ON LAWNS UNEVEN SCYTHE, AT HALF THE 
OR OTHERWISE, EXPENSE. 
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NEW PATENT PONY MACHINE FOR 1860. 
To E of ea most valuablé of the Patent Improvements Messrs. Shanks have effected in their Machine is in the method of emptying the pgn -box. 
many, years the Spring, m: 
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yet or i a is meee gs i benign in soru iks’ New ii sai Mowing, “Rolling cle ng and Delivering Stati e for 1860. The improvement consists in the 
PP emptying the box under er the necessity 0 of “ier bee og the Ores or stopping the Machine. 
d this valuable imp t, that the box, if it were all to ‘an it, epad $e A sn ied at the of 60 times a minute, w “iho any undue 
—_ ee put on the apparatus. T} d practical diih. It wil enable the Machine to do at 
while the labour and annoyance iy working i it, as compared wi h otdinary Machin ines, is three-four' ‘ourths lessen lessened. If a Lawn, which formerly took 
a Machine nine eerk bn mow can now be done in six, hours, with three- fourths less ak to the man who wor rks the Machine, nothing further is necessary to establish 
‘the utility and worth of the invention. 
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PRICES. 
HANK NEW PATENT HORSE MACHIN 
Including “Bor of Tools “for vopi py ning Directions. 
Width of Cutter. 
No. 1.—48-inch Machine Ri y aa £28 «0 a D lh No. 3. L 36-inch. Machine „£22 0 O Drawn by a Horse. 
No. 2.—42-inch Machine rrap red 96 0 of Draven by @ Horse. | No, 4.—30-inch Machine _ .,. 19.0 0. Drawn by a Horse or a strong Pony 
SHANKS’ PATENT PONY AND DONKEY MACHINES. 
Including Box i Tools for pont ti &c., and Directions, 
s No. 5.—30-inch Machine . a) Drawn by a Pony | No. 6.—28-inch Machine . £1410 Dr awn by a Pony | No, 7.—25-inch Machine, £12 10 Drawn by a Donkey 
"SHANKS NEW PATENT HAND MACHINES, . OE OR TOGETHER. 
—— paang Box of Tools for Sharpening, &e., Directi iniii 
No. 8.—24-inch Machine a ... £817 6 No ic 10.—19-inch M: a hed 
‘No. 9.—22-inch Maghine 5 8 r 63 Easily worked by Tyo Men k No. 11.—16-inch Mačhine.” | arily worked a Ma ete 
o. 12,—18-inch Mach 6 Haily altai wat 
The Patent Delivering Apparatus if atpohid to the Hand Machines, and they are strongly reco eit to be so, 20s. extra. 
SHANKS’ PATENT ae a pe aap FOR DRAWING ONLY. 
Including Box f Tools fi harpening, &c, and aer S ; 
‘No, 13,—22-inch Maghing 5 astly worked 7 a Man and iy ; No. 14.—19-inch Machine £6 worked by a Man and Boy 
No. 15,--16-inch Machine fr Sis e £6 0 “Easily corked by a 
*,* The Machines are warranted to give > ample sa atisfaction, and if not approved a ee may be at once returned. 
Prices include delivery at most of the Railway Stations throughout é Ht 
TESTIMO 
From Mr. GEORGE Expss, late Chief Superintendent gh ed ounds and entire Horticultural Department of the Crystal Palace, and now appointed to 
Superintendence of the ae Eh l Societys Ne p een Kensington Gore, and the Gardens, Chiswick, in favour of HANKS’ EE d 
30-inch Horse-power Machine used on the Lawns of the Crystal Palace) :— mi 
rystal 
„£T have | much pleasure in Leas testimony to the excellence of the 30-inch Shanks’ Patent png Morina Machine you sent us, Peet A hal it i in hes gy a 
‘daily p A tale w n the most s 5 been Ep on ont OF Tepe The contrivance 
for emptying the G B g quisiti t, ai di f time. jaiei 
From the Hon. M. E. T. BE ERKELEY, EERE y partie, January | aL 1860. i 
E haye found your ~ da Machine answer Shak. It does its work ytl ects and deli the Grass, thereby 
saying much time and labour, 
"From Mr. Js RICHARDSON, Gardener to JOSEPH PEASE, ESQ., Southend Gardens, nioe pann January 2l, 1860. - i 
hine is the best of a I have yet used, doing the pat speedily and well. s d imp t, and the 
saire pang implicit art : 
- From Mr. J. Kipp, Gardener t th Th “Cortachy Castle 
After having had one os. of your new and impro Be p Baling Machin 2 highly 
Your eg ae nent, viz., via, te Eiry ap hy emptying the Grass-Box, I consider ~ very ae , both of time ‘atid labour, as the 
stopped to have the G a "Before I got this Machine io nearly Bae the eis e was taken up in having so often to stop to have the Gh 
another improvement which was not on my last Machine, viz., the tempering mi t Bat eaters a, <4 cut pp or rg Grass; it is now so 
alter it in five minutes. Ta kedi I would be sorry to be obliged to use your ugh good) where was possible to have j 
pa Mr. J. Gardener to the Right Hon. LORD Eor pA Castle, ate January 23, 1860. 
“I am happy to have it in my pone to add my testimony to fe utility of your pg pate ta with achines. The Delivering 
and is a great saving of time. I think no no, havin ia p ii 
SOLE eget’ FOR LON 
J. B. BROWN & CO., 18, CANNON STREET, E- LONDON, E.C. 
