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June 13, 1903, 
TUB GARDENING WORLD. 
Trade Notices. NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
THE “TALA” SPRAYER. 
The above name has been given to a sprayer made on entirely 
new principles. The inventor wished to produce something 
that would be both handy in the greenhouse or out of doors, 
and be effective while it was economical of the insecticide used. 
“ Bitter Oil ” is the insecticide generally employed by its in¬ 
ventor, and this we have tried, and find to be very efficient, in 
clearing the Rose bushes of aphides. It is also described as 
being equally suitable for the destruction of red spider and 
other insect pests in the greenhouse and conservatory, where 
the bitter oil leaves no disagreeable smell behind it. So small 
a quantity of the insecticide is used that it soon becomes dis¬ 
sipated. Other insecticides may, and have been, distributed 
by the same sprayer provided it is in liquid form and perfectly 
The Largest Collection of Orchids in the world is at Schon- 
brunn, near Vienna. It comprises mere than 25,000 examples 
of 1,200 species and varieties. 
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Marriage of Mr. William Bell. —We are pleased to 
announce that on June 6th, at St. Lube’s, Chelsea, by the Rev. 
L. McNeill Shelf ord, M.A., William, eldest son, of the late 
William Bull, F.L.S., and Mrs. Bull, of Belmont, Edithgrove, 
S.W., to Ada (Winnie) Vale, only daughter of the late Robert 
Vale, and of Mrs. Tancock, of 135, Selhurst Road, South Nor¬ 
wood. 
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United Horticultural Benefit and Provident Society.— 
The monthly committee meeting of this society was held at the 
Caledonian Hotel, Adelphi Terrace, Strand, on Monday 
evening lash Mr. Chas. H. Curtis presided. Six new 
members were elected, and one other nominated. The 
death certificate of the late Mr. E. Berry, of Roehampton, 
was produced. A vote of condolence to Mrs. Berry and 
family was passed, and a cheque was drawn in favour of 
Mrs. Berry for the amount standing to the credit of the late 
member in the ledger. Six members were reported on the 
sick fund. The application of two- members to pay the 
higher scale of contribution was granted. 
without solid matter, this being necessary on account of the 
smallness of the aperture from which the liquid is sprayed. 
The principle of the sprayer is of the simplest we have seen. 
The barrel of the sprayer is a syringe pure and simple, with a 
cross handle instead of the usual upright one. To the end of 
this a funnel-shaped structure is secured, and conducts the air 
forced from the syringe to a small aperture on the side of the 
vessel containing the insecticide. At the point where the 
primary nozzle of the syringe meets the aperture in the vessel 
the apparatus again spreads out into a funnel-shaped structure, 
for the purpose of spreading the liquid in the form of a fine 
shower, or rather, we should say, dew, for the spray is very 
fine indeed. This spray does not hurt the most delicate bloom, 
and the apparatus may be used for spraying cut flowers either 
in dwelling-rooms or at exhibitions, thereby saving the lungs 
of those who have been accustomed to using the old-fashioned 
spray worked by the mouth. This sprayer is being put into 
commerce by the Hull Chemical Works, Limited, Hull, where 
also the Bitter Oil is manufactured. 
DERMATINE HOSE. 
Now is the time when the artificial watering of gardens is a 
necessity, and o<ur readers will find the following notes on hose 
of some value. Although little attention is, as a rule, paid to 
the question, there are several points worthy of attention, and 
the first of these is quality. To the ordinary gardener there is 
little apparent difference between the best and the cheapest 
grades, but when the question of durability comes in the differ¬ 
ence is very marked, and where required to last for years the 
best proves to be the cheapest in: the long run. Ordinary garden 
hose is made with a tube of rubber, round which rubber-proofed 
canvas is lapped, constituting it one, two or three ply, according 
to the number of layers of canvas, giving the rubber greater re¬ 
sistance to wear and pressure of the water. 
Where long lengths of hose are used it should be of good 
quality, as this is not only of lighter material, and consequently 
easier to handle, but it does less damage to lawns, paths, etc., 
when being dragged about. Some users prefer hose armoured 
with wire, spirally coiled round it; this gives greater strength 
and wear-resisting properties, but it also is much heavier to 
handle-, and has the disadvantage of tearing up the surface of 
the ground as above stated, besides taking up much more room 
when not in use. 
Dermatine hose is specially manufactured by the Dermatine 
Co., Limited, of 95, Neate Street, Camberwell, and although 
somewhat more expensive than rubber garden hose, it has the 
advantages we have enumerated. It is specially stipulated for 
by the London County Council for use in the public pnrks, and 
also by the corporations of some of the largest cities, home and 
foreign railway companies, and manufacturing firms, who are 
large users of hose, and we have every confidence in recommend¬ 
ing Dermatine to our readers. 
A Pea Nut Trust. —About the last thing on© would expect 
to hear about is a Pea Nut Trust, yet, according to an American 
contemporary, a company is about to' be incorporated with a 
capital of $4,000,000, consisting of $1,250,000 in Seven per Cent. 
Preferred and $2,750,000 in common stock, to absorb 18 plants 
near Norfolk, Virginia, which are concerned in the Pea Nut- in¬ 
dustry. The insignificant Pea Nut might be considered as 
beneath the attention, of trust promoters, but apparently 
nothing in the States escapes their eye. It is interesting to 
note that Mr. Pierpont Morgan is apparently not concerned in 
this deal. 
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A Gardener Robbed. —John Harvey, -age 28, described as a 
hors,©keeper, of Alpha Mews, Kilburn, was, before Mr. Curtis 
Bennett, charged with being concerned with two others in robbing 
James Norton, a gardener, of 107, Carlton Vale, Kilburn, of a 
watch and chain. The prosecutor, an elderly man, said he went 
out about half-past eight on Saturday night to make some pur¬ 
chases. Scarcely had be left his house when three men pounced 
upon him. The prisoner pushed him against a wall and grippe! 
him by the throat, and while the other two men held his hands 
and arms he (the prisoner) took his watch and chain and searched 
his jacket pockets. He followed after the prisoner, and even¬ 
tually saw him stopped by Police-constable Atkinson, 458 X. 
Tbe prisoner threw the watch away. Mr. Curtis-Bennett com¬ 
mitted the prisoner for trial for highway robbery with violence. 
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Fruit Prospects in Blairgowrie District.— Blairgowrie dis¬ 
trict has for some years been looked upon as one of the most im¬ 
portant in the country for fruit growing, and each succeeding 
year sees large additional areas laid down in Raspberries or 
Strawberries. The warm weather of the past week has put a 
more favourable complexion on prospects for the season than 
was expected a feiw weeks ago, but much will depend on the 
weather of the next fortnight, which will be a trying time for 
most varieties, as to whether the crop will be- an average one. 
The “weevil” or “borer” is again prosecuting its devastating 
work among Raspberry canes, and the return from these fiebls, 
which contain plants from five years old and upwards, will be 
very small. Plants under five years of age are reported to be 
unaffected. On. one of the largest farms the Raspberry crop, 
partly affected by the “ weevil,” 'is estimated to come up to only 
three-fourths of an average one. The early Strawberries, are now 
in bloom, and promise fairly well, as do also the later varieties 
Owina to the failure of all bush fruit in England, it is anticipated 
there°will be a big demand for Strawberries for preserving pur- 
poses. The fruit will not be ripe for about five weeks yet. There 
has been an: excellent show of Apple, Pear, Cherry, and Plum 
blossom, and should the frost stay away the returns ought to 
prove satisfactory. The same applies to Black and Red Currants 
and Gooseberries, which promise m some- places to be a heavy 
crop. 
