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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPORT ON APPLIANCES, MANURES, &c, AT CHISWICK, 



1908. 



Bulb Planters. 



(1) Special Bulb Planter (Barr). — This is a most useful implement for 

 planting bulbs in quantity. It is about 3 feet long, with strong wooden 

 cross handles, and a stout iron tread for driving the steel- shod point into 

 the ground. It lifts a clean circular sod of grass, which is ejected from 

 the scoop when the next hole is made, and is ready to fill up the holes 

 where bulbs have been put in. Naturally the work of planting is most 

 expeditiously done when the ground is moist. 



(2) American Transplanter (White). — A small tool in the shape of a 

 bird's bill, in which a bulb can be placed and closed up again. The tool 

 is then inserted in the soil and the handles pressed, opening the bill and 

 releasing the bulb ; or it may be used as a dibber for bulbs, but only on 

 loose soil. It is also claimed for it that it is useful for lifting small plants 

 and transplanting, but we have not found it so, and do not consider it of 

 much value in this country. 



Drainage Crocks. 



Patent Drainage Crocks (Jones). — These are concave perforated 

 earthenware pieces for placing at the bottom of pots for drainage, and 

 made in different sizes. The perforations are large enough to permit worms 

 to enter the pots, and, except for saving time in crocking pots for drainage, 

 they did not prove better than the old-fashioned system. 



Insecticides and Sprayer. 



(1) Bitter Oil Insecticide (Hull Chemical Co.). — A very useful and 

 safe insecticide for dipping plants in, or for syringing those with that are 

 infested with thrip or aphis. 



(2) Humber Brand Insecticide (Hull Chemical Co.). — Like the last, 

 this is a very safe insecticide, effectual, and does not injure tender foliage. 



(tf) Tala Sprayer (Hull Chemical Co.). — This is a syringe with a 

 reservoir attached, which is charged with the insecticide, and is ejected in 

 the form of a very dense fine spray. 



(4) Chelsea Blight Composition (J. Veitch).— A very reliable and safe 

 wash for stove and greenhouse plants, or for destroying aphis on outdoor 

 plants. 



Labels and Holders. 



(1) The Sanlac Label Holder (Climpson). — The holder is made of 

 galvanised iron and holds the wooden or other label firmly in a horizontal 

 position, so that the name can be easily read. The label is easily and 

 <|iiickly put in or removed. 



(2) Patent Label (Chandler). — These are copper foil labels, made in 



