OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 



" It was a bright idea of the Fruiterers' Company to expend a small 

 sum for a Prize Essay on Fruit Culture for Cottagers. That the result 

 was the admirable book by Mr. John Wright may be counted a fortu- 

 nate circumstance, for prizes do not necessarily bring forth produc- 

 tions worthy of them, and in this case a public benefit is the result of 

 what we will term a spirited policy. Mr. Wright's book should be 

 universally read and extensively acted on." Gardeners' Magazine. 



" This is the essay which was premiated by the Fruiterers' Company r 

 and its sensible practical character justifies the award. It is free from 

 exaggerations as to the profit to be derived from fruit culture, at the 

 same time it is not too discouraging to those who embark in the 

 business judiciously, and with knowledge of what they are about. As 

 regards the cultivation and management of market fruits, the author's 

 advice is plain and good, and growers of fruit would do well to read, 

 and take note of much that he has written." Gardeners' Chronicle. 



Written by a trained horticulturist of great experience as a prac- 

 tical gardener, a judge at horticultural shows, and a capable instructor 

 in his journalistic capacity, the treatise is in all respects to be recom- 

 mended. Mr. Wright was one of the first to urge the need of the more 

 extensive cultivation of fruit in this country. Yet he has been careful 

 to avoid such exaggerated estimates of the profits of fruit culture as 

 have lately been put before the country by sensational writers." 

 Agricultural Gazette. 



" To all interested in the culture of fruit, but more especially to 

 those pursuing the practice on a small scale, this is a most valuable 

 work. It is composed of the essay that gained the twenty-five guineas 

 and gold medal offered by the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers for 

 the best essay on ' Profitable Fruit Growing for Cottagers and others 

 with Small Holdings.' The numerous varieties of fruit all find atten- 

 tion from the essayist. They are dealt with in a brief but clear and 

 thoroughly practical manner. The book is freely illustrated, well 

 printed, and neatly bound, and we heartily commend it to the atten- 

 tion of all connected with the culture of hardy fruit." Farming 

 World. 



" Not long ago a prize was offered by the Worshipful Company of 

 Fruiterers for the best essay upon fruit growing for cottagers and 

 others. This essay was required to be confined within a certain length, 

 and it was necessary that a person eligible to compete should have at 

 least ten years' suitable experience in the cultivation of fruit. In 

 this way, the Company insured, as far as human foresight could do, 

 the handling of the subject in a practical and therefore valuable 

 manner. The prize was awarded to Mr. John Wright, who also received 

 a gold medal f ron Dr. Hogg. It is to this essay that we now refer. As 

 far as we have seen there is nothing of the kind in print which is 

 calculated to be of such signal service to the small cultivator, showing 

 him, as it does, what to grow, how to grow it, and how to improve the 

 trees and bushes, and thus insure larger and more valuable crops of 

 fruit." Rural World. 



" The book should be in the hands of every farmer, every shopkeeper 

 having a garden, and every owner of a villa and suburban residence 

 where they can grow fruit. The Board of National Education should 

 be requested to place it on their list, so as to make it accessible to their 

 teachers and the higher classes in the schools. If the teacher under- 

 stood and grew fruit, and gave an occasional lesson to his higher 



