382 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
EEPOET ON INSECTICIDES, APPLIANCES, &c. 
1. Patent Broom Fasteners (Haydon). — This is a metal band girdling 
the top of the broom ; it can be tightened or loosened at will by a screw. 
The screw should be made of harder material, as the thread strips after 
using a few times. 
2. Sear's Patent Tree Holders (Bunyard). — These are made in the 
shape of a horseshoe, and are of different sizes to suit standard orchard 
or park trees, standard roses, &g. The bend of the holder is perforated 
by a screw which secures the holder firmly to a stake ; inside the bend 
the tree is protected with straw or similar material, and immovably 
fastened with wire clipping the padding round the stem. 
3. Serum (Gleeson). — A fluid preparation for the destruction of Rust 
on Chrysanthemums, Carnations, &c. This will be tested if any Rust 
appears. 
4. New Patent Fruit Protectors (Darnley- Smith). — These are cellu- 
loid articles in the form of an inverted cup, for the covering of the stalk 
end of choice Pears, &c., from the attack of birds. They proved excel- 
lent for the purpose, and did not mark the fruits. 
5. Veltha (Holmes). — Another preparation for the destruction of 
Mildew and Rust, which will be tested if Rust appears. 
6. Weltonia (Cummins). — A preparation for destroying Mildew, for 
which purpose it proved most efficacious. 
