May I, 189a ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Turner, for Sirs. Knight. Fourth, Mr. Adams, for Slough Rival. Messrs. 
Douglas, Dean, and Cragg were the exhibitors of fancy varieties, and 
secured the prizes in that order. 
The premier Show Auricula was, after a very careful selection on the 
part of the Judges, decided to be a fine example of Prince of Greens, in 
the collection shown by Mr. SVheelwright. The premier Alpine was 
Nellie Hibberd, a new seedling shown by Mr. J. Douglas. 
Collections of Primulas came from Messrs. J. Douglas and R. Dean, 
who were placed first and second respectively, the former having freely 
flowered plants of P. obconica, P. japonica, and P. verticillata. Fancy 
Polyanthuses from Messrs. Dean, Douglas, and Frettingham, Beeston, 
Notts, secured the exhibitors named the prizes in that order, Mr. Dean 
havingtwo new varieties (Charmerand Brightness), for which certificates 
were awarded. Messrs. Douglas and Dean exhibited twelve hardy Prim¬ 
roses, and gained first and second honours, and two other varieties, Mr. 
and Mrs. Gladstone, were certificated. Mr. Dean had the best basket 
of Primroses, very bright and attractive varieties. Messrs. Douglas and 
Lambert were second and third. Gold-laced Polyanthuses were not 
largely shown, the best specimens coming from Mr. J. Nicholson, Ching- 
ford ; Mr. J. Weston, Mr. Dean, and Mr. A. J. 'Weston following. 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, were first with a magnificent 
group of flowering and fine-foliage plants, comprising Orchids, Tuberous 
Begonias, Palms, Ferns, &c. They were also first with a group of ex¬ 
cellent Olivias in very fine varieties. Mr. W. Morle, Regent Street, and 
Mr. Nunn, gardener to J. Soames, Esq., Maze Hill, also showed well in 
the group classes. Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, was first with a large 
collection of Daffodils, including the best varieties in cultivation and 
many novelties. Messrs. Barr & Son, King Street, Co vent Garden, were 
second also with a fine collection, but they won premier honours for 
thirty-six bunches of Daffodils ; Mr. C. W. Cowan,Valleyfield, Midlothian, 
taking first prize for eighteen bunches of Daffodils. Dielytras and 
Spirmas from Mr. Lambert were also noteworthy. 
Miscellaneous exhibits comprised an admirable group of seedling 
Alpine and border Auriculas from Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, who 
also had a group of dwarf compact handsome Calceolarias, remarkable 
for their good flowers and rich varied colours. A col ection of well grown 
Clivias from Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, comprised a 
number of the fine varieties for which the Victoria and Paradise Nur¬ 
series are famed. Azaleas and Amaryllises were well shown (e.xtra 
prize). Mr. W. J. Chambers, Isleworth, had a group of the white Viola 
Snowflake, dwarf compact specimens bearing numerous large flowers. 
Rhododendrons from Messrs. Lane & Son, Berkhampstead, and Tree 
Paeonies from Mr. W. Gordon, Twickenham, formed effective groups. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Avricnla Mappie (Mr. J. Douglas).—One of the varieties raised by 
the Rev. F. D. Horner, belonging to the Show section. It is a white 
edge with black body colour, good solid paste and bright tube. 
Auricula Xellie JTihherd (Mr. J. Douglas).—A seedling Alpine, which 
also secured an award as the premier in that section. It is a handsome 
variety, crimson maroon shaded, and gold centre. The flower is well 
formed. 
Auricula Toujours Gai (Mr. J. Douglas).—An Alpine, with purplish 
crimson shaded flowers and a cream centre. 
Aurimda Lovebird (Mr. J. Douglas).—An Alpine variety, deep crim¬ 
son, purple shaded ; a peculiar tint, and very distinct. 
Polyanthus Charmer (Mr. R. Dean).—A beautiful variety, with 
bright crimson flowers and a yellow centre. 
Polyanthus Brightness (Mr. R. Dean).—Remarkabie for its rich 
magenta colour and clear gold centre ; very fine. 
Primrose Mr. Gladstone (Mr. R. Dean).—A capital variety, with 
deep crimson flowers and gold eye. 
Primrose Mrs. Gladstone. —Very delicate creamy white, with yellow 
centre. 
Primula cortusoides lilacina marginati (Mr. T. S. Ware).—Pale 
mauve and white, flowers very large, free. 
Achimenes Posy Queen (Messrs. Sutton & Sons).—An extremely 
distinct and handsome variety, with large flowers, the corolla broad, 
bright clear rose, white in the throat, evidently derived from a cross with 
some of the large flowered species of the family. 
Calceolaria Cloth of Gold (Messrs. Sutton & Sons).—A large 
flowered pure yellow variety ; very compact in habit, free and useful. 
Auricula (^Fancy') Bride.smaid (Messrs. Sutton & Sons).—An ex¬ 
ceedingly delicate and beautiful variety, the flowers of good size and 
shape, the colour a soft French grey, with a faint rosy suffusion and a 
creamy centre. 
Tuberous Begonia Princess of IVales (Messrs. J. Laing & Sons).— 
A fine single variety, a bright reddish salmon ; extremely free, and 
capital habit. 
Tuberous Begonia Gigantea (Messrs. J. Laing k Sons).—Single, 
bright rose, very large, the petals broad and round, admirable shape. 
Tuberous Begonia Miss E. F. Cooper (Messrs. J. Laing 5: Sons).— 
Single, rosy salmon, a clear delicate tint; flowers of excellent shape and 
substance. 
Clivia John Laing (Messrs. Laing & Sons).—A fine variety with deep 
orange red well-formed flowers in a dense umbel. 
Clixia Bronze Queen (Messrs. Laing & Sons).—This appears to be 
somewhat more of a salmon than a bronze tint; it is very attractive in 
all its points. 
Clivia Surprise (Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son).—An excellent 
variety, with large well formed flowers in a compact umbel, bright 
orange with a lighter centre. 
Tree Peeony lAidy Ijotty (Mr. W. Gordon).—Flowers large, semi¬ 
double, white with deep crimson blotches at the base. 
Viola Snowfalie (.Mr. W. J. Chambers).—Flowers large, pure 
white; very free, dwarf, eompact, and well adapted tor beds or 
culture in pots. 
Narcissus Burbidgei Falstaff, white, with small yellow corona; 
Johnstoni Queen of Spain, a pure yellow variety, very handsome ; 
incomparabilis Queen Sophia, white, with a large undulated rich gold 
corona (figured in this Journal last week) ; and Dorothy Wentyts. All 
these were shown by Messrs. Barr k Son. 
Wallfloioer Bedfont Yellow (Mr. R. Dean).—Remarkable for its 
extremely dwarf habit, dark green foliage, and bright gold coloured 
flowers. 
THE NEW MODEL LAWN MOWER. 
This season’s improvements in this easily worked lawn mower, by 
the Chadborn k Coldwell Manufacturing Company, are represented in> 
the accompanying figures, and described as follows : — 
“The journals of the ‘Excelsior’ and ‘New Model’ lawn mowers. 
FIG. FIG. «5. 
above 10 inches, are now furnished with the patent adjustable split bush¬ 
ing (fie. 64). This bushing is so arranged that all the wear of the cutter 
journals can be instantly taken up by the operator without taking it to 
the machine shop, which was generally necessary with the old-fashioned 
box bearings. The importance of these adjustable bushes is obvious- 
when we consider that a lawn mower is simply a revolving shear, and in 
cutting with a pair of shears it is of the utmost importance that the 
shear blades be held closely together. The adjustable bushing is a- 
simple mechanical device, which really compensates for the wear in the 
cutter journals, and thus holds the knives close to each other, and 
effectually prevents the grass from wedging in between them. This- 
arrangement not only causes the mower to run much lighter, but also 
keeps the knives in better 
order, and saves one-half 
the trouble and expense 
in repairs. The ‘ New 
Model ’ and the ‘ Ex¬ 
celsior ’ are the only 
lawn mowers made in 
which these bushings are 
furnished. 
“ The section (fig. 5,6) 
shows the bushing in posi¬ 
tion, also the new handle 
clamp R, by which the 
handle can be set tight 
or loose as required. It 
also shows the patent ad¬ 
justing screw, which ad¬ 
justs the knives to each 
other. This is done by 
one screw on either side, 
and is much simpler than 
the old methods, whereby 
four screws are needed to 
insure steadiness. The 
patent positive pawl used 
in the “ New Model ’’ 
mower is made of steel, 
has no spring, is noise¬ 
less in its operation, and 
is pronounced by compe¬ 
tent engineers to be an ex¬ 
cellent specimen of Ameri¬ 
can mechanical skill.” 
The ease of movement 
of these machines is shown 
in the photograph (fi 
ofi) of a son of the London 
agent, Mr. T. Clarke, and the youngster, who is under ten years of 
age, appears to be doing his work well, and with the least possible 
exertion. 
no 5'.—iiasteh c. clabkk. 
