Greens Advertisement in Gardeners Chronicle

GREEN'S PATENT

LAWN

MOWERS.

TRIAL AT THE LONDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GARDENS, CHISWICK, June 5, 1857.

FOUR COMPETITORS.

First trial on level ground; second ditto on undulated; third ditto on intricate places around trees, &c., when GREEN's Patent was unanimously declared to be the best in each trial by Col. Challoner, Dr. Lindley, and G. McEwen, Esq., the appointed judges.

See the Gardeners' Chronicle of May 22, 1858, p. 423, under the heading of "Garden Memoranda."

"LONDON HORTICULTURAL GARDENS, CHISWICK.-The Grass in the Arboretum and elsewhere is in excellent condition; it is kept in order by means of one of GREEN's 2-feet Mowing Machines, which does its work very satisfactorily, and, com- pared with the Scythe, effects a saving of at least one-half."

Extract from London Times of June 8, and Gardeners' Chronicle, June 12.

"TRIAL OF MOWING MACHINES.-A considerable number of machines of various sizes having been brought to the ground it was agreed that the trial should take place between one hand machine of each exhibitor, all selected as nearly as possible of uniform size, and worked by themselves, or their men. The ground to be worked was determined by lot, the pieces having been previously selected of as uniform quality as possible.

One of the 42 inches Pony Machines is warranted to do as much work in four hours as a man with a scythe can in 100 hours.

Read the following testimonial from Mr. ALEX. MCKENZIE, Manager for WILLIAM ANGERSTEIN, Esq. :-

"Woodlands, Blackheath, Kent, June 9, 1858. "Mr. T. Green, Sir,-I should have acknowledged the safe arrival of your Mowing Machine last week, but was waiting till I should see how it would do the work. On Satur day last we gave it a fair trial and found it work to our entire satisfaction. Our Lawn at Woodlands (which is by no means level) usually occupies 10 scythes for 10 hours, and very hard work indeed, so much so as to unfit them for active employment for the rest of the day (the mowing lasting for two mornings from 4 till 9 o'clock). This was executed in a most admirable manner by your Machine in four hours, including several stoppages to arrange some difficulties, which got in the way of inexperienced men. I am, indeed, glad to add my testimony to that of my late much valued and now much lamented friend, who recommended it to my notice (the late Mr. McEwen). If you would kindly send the account, I will have a cheque forwarded to you.

"I am, Sir, yours, &c.

"ALEXR. MCKENZIE."

After trials on level ground and round trees the Judges, Colonel Challoner and Mr. Edward Easton, delivered the following award-

MANUFACTORY, LEEDS, YORKSHIRE.