Plants, Hyacinths, Tulips, and other Flowers.
Year: 1885

page_text: Plants, Hyacinths, Tulips, and other Flowers.
We, JOHN MAKIN of 29 Hammond Street, Mil! Manager, and JAMES SOUTHERN
of Heaton Nursery, Florist, both of Bolton in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of our Invention for "A NEW OR IMPROVED ADJUSTABLE STAY
OR SUPPORT FOR TREES, PLANTS, HYACINTHS, TULIPS, AND OTHER FLOWERS," and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention relates to a new or improved adjustable stay or support for trees,
plants, hyacinths, tulips, and other flowers and consists in providing a metallic
spring clip of steel, copper, iron, galvanised or other wire, or of other suitable
materials, provided with a vertical upright and movable metallic sliding arms or
supports for bloom, foliage, and stem, with vertical adjustment to allow for the
growth of the tree, plant, or flower being supported.
In order that our invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect we will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings, reference being had to
the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of our invention mounted on a bulb glass, and Fig. 2 is
a back elevation of same.
A is a bulb glass to which is attached the spring clip B: this clip is made in the
form shewn in plan Fig. 3, and of a reduced diameter to that of the neck of the
bulb glass it is intended to fit, which is opened to fit on the same; the spring or
elasticity being obtained by twisting and forming the curls or eyelets C on the top
and bottom arms or clips. The top and bottom arms of this spring clip are made
separately and attached by the ferrules D which allow of vertical adjustment and
stability according to the length of the bulb glass employed. In the curls or
eyelets C is mounted the wire or other metallic upright E on which the arms of
the spring clip B can be moved up or down at will. The upright E is formed with
two legs and bent at the top end in a zig-zag form to produce a lateral spring,
which legs are secured into position by the curls or eyelets C of the spring clip B.
On the upright E are mounted the foliage stay F and flower stay G, each provided
with the curls or eyelets C, the spring or clasticity being produced by the twisting
and formation of the said curls or eyelets as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, which are
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page_text: plans of the stays F and G respectively. These stays are movable up and down to
allow of vertical adjustment according to the growth of the plant or flower being
supported.
To admit the flower or foliage the stays F and G are split on the front side as
shewn in Figs. 4 and 5, by which they can be opened by hand, which when released
closes of their own elasticity.
The spring clip B can be made of any size or diameter to suit the varying sizes
of bulb glasses and flower or plant pots.
When this invention is intended to be used for supporting plants, trees, and
flowers not in pots the spring clip B is dispensed with and the metallic or other
upright E is driven into the wood bed or plank H as shewn in Fig. 6, or into the
earth a sufficient depth to ensure the stability of the same by which the wood
bed H can be dispensed with. Fig. 7 is a back view of Fig. 6 shewing the zig-zag
bend at the top end of the upright E to produce a lateral spring, which may also
be made as shewn in Fig. 9 to facilitate driving into the earth or plank H.
The stay G is constructed as shewn in Fig. 8 with the opening to admit the stem
of the tree on one side. This stay is made sufficiently large to allow of the same
being lapped with hay bands and other analogous substances, to protect the bark of
the tree. After the tree has been admitted the spring or side opening is secured in
position by the hay or other binding employed to protect the tree. The stay G and
upright E can be further supported to overcome the oscillation or movement of
the tree by the band or rope M which is tied or secured to a stake or peg driven
into the earth at a convenient distance therefrom.
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Having now particularly. described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The use, construction, and arrangement of the adjustable stay or support for
trees, plants, hyacinths, tulips, and other flowers, substantially as described and
shewn on the drawings or any mere modification of the same.