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In order to assist our readers in the 
proper planting and cultivation of their 
garden, we, this week, give a number of 
illustrations appropriate to those subjects. 
It frequently comes to our ears, and we 
can also see for ourselves, that in street 
after street in London and various other 
towns, the villa and cottage gardens are 
laid out practically after one pattern. 
We are afraid that the builder, in many 
cases, has been the designer of such gar¬ 
dens and those who afterwards get the 
gardens, or have the keeping of them, 
simply maintain the style as accomplished 
by the builder. 
Flower beds need not always be either 
circular, oblong, or oval. There are 
many variations upon these and also in 
the arrangement of beds in a design. We 
have aimed at simplicity rather than 
complicated designs, because the latter 
were more appropriate to carped bedding 
than the flowering plants which are most 
popular to-day, and find most favour in 
cottage and villa gardens. Our chief aim 
has been to show a few of the forms of 
bed that may be employed in a small gar¬ 
den without making the designs intricate, 
as they are usually laid upon the grass. 
If the grass between the beds is very 
much circumscribed it is more difficult to 
keep, and the frequent walking upon it 
has the effect of breaking the edges down 
and making the whole place uneven. A 
little bit of turf is always a desideratum 
by the dwelling, and no more beds should 
be put on it than can comfortably be 
placed on that piece of ground. 
"Various tools are also necessary to keep 
a garden in order, and few know the fact 
better than those who keep their own gar¬ 
dens in order. We have, therefore, se- 
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lected a number of different tools and ma¬ 
chines that will be found invaluable in 
any attempt to keep them in trim order. 
Insecticides and fungicides have also to 
Since flower gardens and well-kept 
lawns have become fashionable, it has 
been absolutely necessary for the gar¬ 
dener to keep in the forefront with the 
march of the times and the means taken 
to have the lawns properly mowed. At 
one time the gardener and his staff 
thought nothing of getting up at four 
o’clock in'the morning in order to mow 
the lawns, while they were yet wet with 
the dew. It was a long and tedious busi¬ 
ness accomplished at frequent intervals, 
but all this has been done away with 
since the introduction of lawn mowers, at 
first pushed by hand, then dragged by 
donkeys or ponies, and now we have the 
petrol motor lawn mower. 
The accompanying illustration shows at 
a glance the complicated nature and the 
heavy appearance of this splendid ma¬ 
chine. It appears a heavy article, and the 
large rollers no doubt indicate this, but the 
petrol motor makes easy work of it. The 
driver, instead of hurrying up behind and 
holding on by the handles of the ma¬ 
chine to keep it in its right place, sits 
behind on a seat specially prepared for 
him with all the handles, but more par¬ 
ticularly the steerage gearing, within easy 
reach of his hands, so that the fortunate 
driver is very like the driver of a motor 
on the highway, except with regard to 
speed and the absence of danger to life. 
The illustration shows the appearance 
of a 30 in. to 36 in. motor mower. It is of 
strong design and so perfectly fitted up 
as to be capable of doing, splendid work. 
Where the lawns are extensive it will be 
found an indispensable article, unless, in¬ 
deed, they require the largest size sent out 
by the firm. The machine is of very easy 
manipulation, but owing to its size it 
should not always be used in intricate 
April 18, 1908. 
be taken into account in the keeping of 
garden. The insects and fungi a: 
amongst the enemies with which evei, 
gardener has to contend. 
designs of flower beds where the gra: 
spaces are very narrow, owing to tl 
ground being broken up by flower bed 
The ignition is of the standard high te 
sion system with trembler coil. If it 
desired, however, the high tension ma 
neto can be fitted to it. It is also an 0 
dinary machine in another respect, as 
can be used for a garden roller. T] 
Lawn Mower. 
front portion of the machine is hing 
and can be lifted by a lever clear of t 
ground when it is intended to use t 
machine as a roller. The illustrate 
was placed at our services by Mess: 
Thos. Green and Son, Ltd., Smithfie 
Iron Works, Leeds. 
Many of our-readers will, no doubt, r 
quire machines of smaller size in propc 
tion to the size of their gardens. Mess 
Green have been makers of lawn mown 
since such were invented, and, of cour. 
make machines of many patterns' a 
sizes to suit everybody and every purpo: 
The “Silens Messor,” with single ' 
double handles, according to the size al 
pattern of the machine, is an artie 
eminently suitable for lawns of moder;' 
size. It is made in sizes from 6 in., whii 
can be worked by a lady, to those havif 
a cutting blade 12 in. to 24 in. in leng’ 
The latter size, of course, requires t' 
men to work it. The 12 in. and 14 
machines may be worked by one m;- 
This type of machine has chain gearii, 
is'very light, and makes very little no’ 
indeed. 
Green’s Special Pony Golf Mowers 
specially constructed for cutting t‘ 
coarse growths of grasses on golf cours 
It has an extra str6ng cylinder, and ' 
geared so that it can be driven at hi 1 
speed to cut those dry tufted masses f 
grass. The front roller in this case 
GREEN’S 
Petrol ]Vlotor Liawr? jVIower. 
Petrol Motor 
