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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
' March 28, 1903. 
siderable number of other stoneware sundries for the garden, 
such as plain and ornamental flower vases, etc. 
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A MOWING MACHINE. 
The lawn mower which wo illustrate herewith is called the 
“ Scotsman.” It is a high grade Canadian mower, the blades 
being of Sheffield steel. The particular feature of this mower is 
the fact that the knives can be set to cut. as low as a quarter of 
an inch. Another exceedingly good feature of the machine is the 
interchangeability of the parts. These machines are put upon 
the- market at a very reasonable figure, which is subject to a 
large trade discount. Messrs. James Buchanan and Wilson are 
importers, their address being 47-51, Stockwell Street’, Glasgow. 
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HAND FUMIGATOR. 
The accompanying illustration shows an interesting little bit 
of apparatus which is as effectual as it is simple. The bulb 
shown in the fingers of the hand is of rubber. To use the fumi- 
gator a little tobacco paper is put into the receptacle and ignited, 
the rubber bulb is then compressed, and the fumes are driven 
upon the plant. In this way the plants which require fumiga¬ 
tion get their share without the necessity of tilling the whole 
greenhouse with the fumes or wasting a large quantity of tobacco. 
It can also be used as a powder distributor, and for that purpose 
will be found exceedingly satisfactory. The manufacturer is 
Mr. C. E. West, Higham Hill, London, N.E. The same manu¬ 
facturer has also put on the market a patented aerated spray 
syringe, and this is composed of an ordinary syringe with an 
extra cylinder for holding the liquid. When the plunger of the 
syringe is pressed inwards the liquid is driven out of the under 
cylinder, and dispersed by means of the compressed air in the 
upper cylinder into a fine spray—so fine in fact as to be almost 
imperceptible to the eye. This finely diffused vapour naturally 
hangs in the air and around the plant, and in this way reaches 
every remote corner of the foliage. 
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CHAIN-TENNIS PONY LAWN MOWER. 
A number of different kinds of lawn mowers are offered by 
Messrs. Follows and Bates, Limited, patentees and sole manufac¬ 
turers, Gorton, Manchester. Of several of which we have illus¬ 
trations, we think well of the Chain-Tennis Pony Lawn Mower, 
which is light in draught and easy to handle. The machine 
contains all the more important improvements belonging to other 
instruments sent out by the same firm, with the addition of a 
newly designed and patented grass tipping arrangement. By 
means of a bar the grass box becomes emptied, and the grass 
thrown in the heap behind the machine, so that there is no 
necessity to stop in order to perform the operation,. The box 
swings into its original position, and the work of mowing is 
simply continued. The structure of the machine is very similar 
to the lawn mowers, with which we have been accustomed as 
driven by chains. 
Messrs. SKINNER, BOARD & Co. 
This firm have just issued a supplementary catalogue of their 
patent “wire-tension” greenhouses, illustrated. With the 
number are very good pictures of houses recently erected by 
them throughout the country. It is obvious that this system is 
acquiring a good deal of popularity, which is not very hard to 
understand, when one realises how graceful and light in appear- 
ance the houses constructed upon this principal are. The list 
also contains a set of pictures of this firm's improved upright 
tubular boilers. Copies of the supplementary catalogue, as well 
as the main catalogue, will be sent post free by Messrs. Skinner, 
Board and Co., Rupert Street, Bristol. 
TENTS. 
Mr. John Unite, of Edgware Road, London, W., sends us his 
illustrated list of tents and marquees from the smallest shelter 
up to a marquee sufficient to accommodate hundreds of people. 
One can be certain of obtaining a good selection from this firm. 
He also holds in stock green house shades and blinds as well as 
garden netting, etc. 
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GARDEN FURNITURE. 
The above title is applied to a great variety of useful and 
ornamental articles for the furnishing of gardens or similar 
situations out of doors. Garden seats are fitted up for one or 
several persons in many fanciful designs. The framework in 
some cases is slender, as if made of bamboo, but the rods em¬ 
ployed being more or less flexible, they have been twisted into 
many fanciful forms. For heavier kinds of furniture, rustic work 
is still employed for chairs, tables, vases, pedestals for sup¬ 
porting pots, and other rustic ornaments of similar character. 
Summer houses are also done on a similar plan, and they consist 
of plain wooden bars or of the branches of trees in their rough 
state, the bark being merely removed, and the variously twisted 
branches utilised for some part of the house or the other, just 
as they have grown. The above are largely dealt in by Messrs. 
Baxendale and Co., Manchester. They also deal in garden 
seats and ornaments of a more ordinary form, such as those seen 
in public parks, and having a framework of iron. A very ornate 
seat is that named the “ Fern and Blackberry ” seat. This is 
artistically finished in bronze, and would make a very handsome 
seat in conservatories large enough to accommodate such an 
article of furniture. 
THE FOUR OAKS MANUAL. 
Despite the considerable number of lists which come to hand 
during the course of the year, we must say that it is always with 
pleasure that w r e turn to the perusal of this catalogue of garden 
sundries. There is generally something novel in it. The illus¬ 
trations are good, and the remarks are generally to the point. 
Four oaks undentable syringes are evidently continuing their 
popularity. .The number is certainly an exceedingly good one, 
and we should say that this is another instance of “ good wine 
needing no bush.” The catalogue contains a large number of 
useful garden sundries. It is sent free to all applicants, and 
certainly deserves a careful study. The address is “ Femlea,’ 
Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham. 
CRICKET GROUND ROLLERS. 
We notice a great variety of garden rollers of various sizes and 
patterns offered by Messrs. Newton, Chambers and Co., Thorn- 
cliff e Ironworks,,.Sheffield. They have a regular series, com¬ 
mencing with garden rollers of useful size, to be drawn about 
by the hand, and'having various contrivances to facilitate their 
being moved about and tunned easily in narrow spaces; about 
five to eight different patterns of these garden rollers are illus¬ 
trated. Cricket ground rollers are also offered in great variety 
of form, in all cases intended to be drawn by horses, when of any 
appreciable size. They are also fitted in some cases with handles 
admitting of their being turned about by large numbers of work¬ 
men both pulling and pushing according to their position with 
regard to the machine. In those cases, where the handles are 
double and suited for workmen, it is unnecessary to turn the 
roller round, as it can be hauled in either direction. Mhen 
absolute weight is required, some of those that are fitted up with 
the means of carrying water or sand ballast will prove very 
useful. Most of these rollers 1 have double cylinders so as to 
facilitate their being easily fumed when horses constitute the 
