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Growing for Cottagers and Small Holders (Gold Medal 

 prize essay) ; to Messrs. J. S. Virtue and Co. Ltd., for 

 a similar use of subjects from the Fruit Growers' 

 Guide ; and to the Council of the Eoyal Horticultural 

 Society and their Examiners for their services. My 

 thanks are also due to Mr. Alex. Dean, F.R.H.S., 

 Mr. Edward Lnickhurst, F.K.H.S., Mr. W. K. Wood- 

 cock, F.R.H.S., arid Mr. W. P. Wright, F:R.H.S., 

 for their able co-operation in teaching practical 

 Horticulture in various centres in the county of 

 Surrey. 



J. WEIGHT. 



LONDON, December 21st, 1892. 



