748 JOUKNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



REPOBT ON APPLIANCES, &c., AT WISLEY, 1910. 



Insecticide No. 1 and No. 2 (E. P. Bidwell). 



A good insecticide when used according to instructions. 



Demon Insecticide (Boundary Chemical Co.). 

 A useful insecticide for general purposes. 



Lytle's Arsenate of Lead (Boundary Chemical Co.). 



To be recommended for spraying fruit trees that are attacked by 

 leaf-eating and boring insects. 



Izal Veterinary Fluid (Newton Chambers & Co.). 



A useful preparation for disinfecting the stable, kennel, &c. 



Izal (Newton Chambers & Co.). 



An agreeable disinfectant for lavatory, bathroom, &c. 



Eclipse Fish Manure (Humber Fish Manure Co.). 



An excellent manure for carnations, Cannas, &c., and if dissolved 

 in water can be used to advantage for all soft-wooded plants. 



Climax Weed Killer (Boundary Chemical Co.). i 

 The readily soluble powder proved an effective weed-killer at thcj 

 strength recommended on the packages. 



Slatter's Lawn-Edge Cutter (Slatter). 



By means of this ingenious device attached to the side of an 

 ordinary lawn mower edging will be facilitated, and labour saved to a 

 great extent. The apparatus when in gear (it can be placed out of 

 gear at will) consists of a revolving wheel knife-edge which cuts the: 

 overhanging grass at the edge without disturbing the underlying soil,; 

 while the mower does its work on the level. The knife-ed,ge is 

 protected by a piece of metal like a plough which prevents the cut 

 particles of grass being thrown far from the edge. This piece of 

 metal and a solid revolving wheel in front keep the machine in line, 

 and in rounding curves these parts are adjusted accordingly v/ith a 

 butterfly screw. 



Lever's Patent Dandelion Extractor (Lever). 



A very useful tool, which does its work on the vacuum principle 

 exceedingly well. It consists of a tubular piece of steel with a serrateif 

 cutting edge, a plunger like a pump in the inside, and a right- angledl 

 handle. When placed over the dandelion and pressed into the grass 

 about three inches deep, the plunger is then forced through the top 

 of the handle, producing a vacuum between the base of the plunger anc 

 the top of the dandelion, which is drawn up into the tube. When 

 pulled from the ground the plunger is pressed down to eject the root. 

 It is also most useful for planting bulbs, as the soil is drawn out to the 



