March 18, 1893 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
453 
THE “STOTT” SPECIALTIES. 
The " Stott ” specialties are, figuratively speak¬ 
ing, instruments of life and death, for under 
this comprehensive title are included the 
patented insecticide now widely known as" Kilim- 
right,” the fertiliser equally as well known as 
“ Feedmright,’’ syringes and other sprayers used in 
distributing the insecticides in various ways, and 
for divers purposes, of a constructive and destructive 
character. They are the invention cf a gentleman, 
Mr. S. H. Stott, who is a keen rosarian, who has 
been an ardent and successful “fancier” in other 
branches of natural history, and whose portrait we 
have much pleasure in giving in our pages this 
week, because his inventions have been, are now, 
and promise to be still more so in the future, of great 
practical utility to the horticultural community. 
Our friend is the eldest son of Mr. S. Stott, a 
Justice of the Peace for Lancashire, was born in 
1842, and from the time he left school has always 
been connected with the 
staple trade of the count}' 
palatine. He has taken 
a deep interest in every¬ 
thing connected with 
horticulture from his 
youth upwards, and has 
had other hobbies besides. 
He has been a breeder of 
prize poultry, geese, tur¬ 
keys, and Rouen ducks, 
and has often been at the 
top of the prize lists at 
Birmingham, the Dairy 
Show, Crystal Palace,and 
other shows. When he 
had had enough of the 
poultry fancy, he went in 
for fox terriers, and met 
with equal succes as a 
breeder of these truly 
sporting “ tykes,” for 
many a crack came from 
his kennels. For the last 
few years his hobby has 
been Roses solely, and 
thereby hangs a tale in 
connection with the 
“Stott” specialties,which 
may interest some of our 
readers. 
When Mr. Stott took 
seriously to Rose grow¬ 
ing in his garden at Ful- 
wood, near Preston, he 
was so much troubled 
with insect pests that it 
became a question of 
either giving up the Roses 
or becoming master of 
the insects, for growing 
about 800 Rose trees it 
took every spare moment 
to keep his plants clean, 
and no one, not even the 
greatest enthusiasts,could 
stand that long. His 
first determination was to 
try and find out if the work of cleansing the plants 
could not be accomplished in direct connection with 
the water supply, and the result of his experiments 
was the Patent Distributor which has often been 
commended in these columns for its simplicity and 
effective character. The invention was indeed of 
such a promising character that a friend offered 
£1,000 for a half share in it. The next thing was to 
find an insecticide that would be gradually soluble 
in cold water, that would be safe yet effective, and 
that couid be manipulated in the distributor. This 
was a work of time and patience, but was eventually 
overcome, and now we have in “ Killmright ” an 
insecticide which is used in thousands of gardens, 
from the Queen’s downwards. 
Mr. Stott's next move was to experiment with 
sprayers in the hope of finding the best for his pur¬ 
pose, but failing to find anything exactly suitable, 
determined to adopt a very old principle, viz., that 
so well known to every gardener of creating a spray 
of more or less fineness by placing the tip of the 
forefinger at the delivery end of a nozzle, but want¬ 
ing something more than this—a spray that would 
play on the underside of the leaves as well as upon 
the upper surface — in due time a perfect sprayer was 
forthcoming. This success lead up to another. 
The idea arose that a combination of sprayer and 
distributor would be valuable if it could be used in 
connection with syringes, and our inventive friend 
solved the problem when he introduced the new 
Chambered Syringe, which at the present time 
cannot be manufactured fast enough to meet the 
demand for it, and from this significant circumstance 
we are pleased to know that Mr. Stott’s patience, 
perseverance, and inventive genius is bringing its 
due reward. But the insecticide, the sprayer, and 
the distributor having been duly evolved, the next 
move was to find a fertiliser that could be applied 
by the same aids to distribution, and the result is 
“Feedmright,” of which more anon. 
Mr. Stott’s first patent was taken out in 1889, and 
a small limited company was formed, mainly of 
personal friends, with a capital of £10,000, to work 
the patents and put them on the market. They are 
Mr. S. H. Stott. 
now all patented in this country, the United States, 
Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, New South 
Wales, Victoria, and New Zealand, and so great is 
the demand becoming that the company, which has 
its headquarters at Barton House, Deansgale, 
Manchester, will soon have to increase its capital in 
order to extend its plant and so supply the demand. 
With regard to the United States it was found that 
the tariffs were so excessive that it was impracticable 
to ship the specialties from this country at a re¬ 
munerative profit, and so arrangements have been 
made whereby all the specialties of the company are 
now made by the Stott Garden Implement Company 
of New York, and the firm intends to have a large 
exhibit at the World’s Fair. 
Thus, in brief, we put on record the rise and 
growth of a new business, which has been brought 
about mainly by an amateur’s love for Roses, and 
of which the originator, Mr. Stott, can himself even 
have but little conception as to what successes it 
may yet lead to. His determination to send nothing 
out that does not answer the description given of it 
was undoubtedly the right policy to pursue, and we 
are pleased to be able to congratulate Mr. Stott on 
his well-earned laurels at the Crystal Palace, Earl's 
Court, Edinburgh, and other places in this country, 
as well as at Philadelphia in the United States. 
We understand that the company will soon be 
introducing another valuable invention, but by Mr. 
Stott’s brother, Mr. J. S. Stott. This is a new 
Plunger for Pumps and Syringes ; and we hear also 
of a new Hop Washer, which is to be an eye opener, 
and which is to be publicly tested jduring the next 
few weeks in Kent, Herefordshire, and Worcester¬ 
shire. 
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PEACHES AND NECTARINES. 
(i Concluded from p. 440.) 
One of the most essential points in the summer 
treatment is the watering, both as regards the roots 
and foliage. In wet, sunless seasons very little water 
is required,but,on the other hand,in a hot dry summer 
too much can hardly be given. If necessary the 
surface of the border should be broken to take in the 
water, and it is a good 
plan with heavily cropped 
trees to mulch with good 
manure and water on the 
top of it. Syringing the 
trees, and in fact the 
whole wall, is very bene¬ 
ficial, and is one of the 
chief aids in keeping the 
trees clean and healthy. 
The pruning of estab¬ 
lished trees consists in the 
removal of all the shoots 
which have borne fruit 
except those which are 
leaders. If this can be done 
soon after the fruit is 
gathered, it will greatly 
benefit those left. I do not 
agree with shortening the 
intended bearing shoots 
at the winter pruning, but 
only those which are not 
sufficiently ripened; when 
any are shortened care 
should be taken to cut to a 
wood bud, if to a triple 
bud so much the better, as 
then you are sure of a 
growth from the centre 
bud. 
Having travelled over 
a good deal of ground 
respecting the cultivation 
of Peaches in the open air, 
a short reference will now 
be made to the orchard 
house system of growing 
this most delicious fruit. 
There is much to be said 
in favour of the orchard 
house and growing 
Peaches in pots. With an 
orchard house the culti¬ 
vator is not so much at the 
mercy of the elements as 
he would otherwise be, 
and the season over 
which ripe fruit can be obtained is considerably 
lengthened. 
By a judicious selection of the varieties now in 
cultivation, there is no difficulty in obtaining ripe 
fruit for four months out of the twelve. 
Pot culture is not very popular with some people, 
principally owing to the amount of labour it entails. 
Where a limited supply of fruit is wanted over 
the longest possible period it is to be strongly 
recommended. Growing naturally the Peach forms 
a low bush, therefore it is well suited for small trees 
in pots, n-in. or 12-in. are the most suitable size to 
use ; the soil should be the best loam procurabl e, 
and in potting it should be made as hard as possible. 
The success or failure of pot trees largely depends on 
the attention they get in watering—to let them get 
dry in the growing season is courting failure. 
Re-potting of orchard trees must be attended to as 
soon as the fruit is all gathered; it is not necessary to 
re-pot every year, as the trees can be kept in perfect 
health by annual top-dressings wdth good soil for 
several years, a quantity of the top roots being 
removed each time to get the fresh soil into the 
pots. 
