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classes, using his own garden as an illustration, this would give a very 

 needed stimulus to fruit culture all over Ireland." Irish Farmers' 

 Gazette. 



" Mr. John Wright's essay on ' Profitable Fruit Growing,' which won 

 the gold medal offered by the Fruiterers' Company, is a thoroughly 

 practical treatise, and affords much information on a subject which 

 has of late years been attracting more and more attention." Daily 

 News. 



" ' Profitable Fruit Growing' is the title and subject of the essay 

 which gained the prize offered this year by the Fruiterers' Company 

 for competition among the occupiers of small holdings. The author 

 is Mr. John Wright, who has written extensively on horticultural 

 questions, and it contains the maximum of good advice, fully illus- 

 trated and explained, in the minimum of space." Morning Post. 



" ' Profitable Fruit Growing', the prize essay written by Mr. John 

 Wright, F.R.H.S., for the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, will be 

 found a most useful handbook on the subject. Mr. Gladstone has 

 elevated jam into the rjgion of politics, and Mr. Wright is qualified 

 to take office as the First Minister of Preserves." Evening News. 



" The merits of Mr. Wright's essay are made patent by the fact that 

 the judges men who have devoted special study to the subject con- 

 sidered it was worthy of the first prize. It is likely to further very 

 considerably the aims and objects of those who pay attention to the 

 cultivation of fruit." City Press. 



" The essay on ' Profitable Fruit Growing,' written by Mr. John 

 Wright, which gained the gold medal of the Worshipful Company of 

 Fruiterers of London, is so full of sound sense and practical advice 

 that it deserves the close attention of all who are interested in its 

 subject.'' Scotsman. 



" The prize essay on ' Fruit Growing', written by Mr. John Wright, 

 F.R.H.S., is thoroughly practical, and contains full instructions for 

 the economical culture of all kinds of fruit grown in the open air in 

 the British islands." Scottish Leader. 



" Mr. Wright is a thoroughly reliable authority on ' Fruit Culture,' 

 and he has written a book which cannot fail to be useful. It is in- 

 structive and stimulative. The advice it gives is quite sound, and is 

 stated with commendable clearness. The written instructions are 

 supplemented by excellent illustrations, in which many of the direc- 

 tions as to pruning, etc., are put before the reader in a way to catch 

 his eye at once and impress the teaching of the written words upon 

 his mind. We have nothing but praise for this valuable manual." 

 Midland Counties Herald. 



" Mr. Wright's prize essay on ' Fruit Culture' is a practical treatise, 

 written with much literary spirit and effectiveness, and it puts the 

 various aspects of the problem before us with excellent lucidity, and 

 with a close attention to all helpful details. There are some useful 

 illustrations in the book, and, altogether, it may be heartily recom- 

 mended as a valuable handbook for small holders in England." New- 

 castle Daily Herald. 



" An extremely interesting and practical account of a branch of 

 industry that is unfortunately much neglected. To the amateur 

 gardener, the small farmer, and cottager, Mr. Wright has rendered a 

 positive service, and we are pleased to record our appreciation of what, 

 in our opinion, is a most useful work." Liverpool Journal of Com- 

 merce. 



" The author of the essay written for the Worshipful Company of 

 Fruiterers, that gained the prize of twenty-five pounds and a gold medal 

 offered by that body, is a talented and well-known authority on 

 advanced fruit culture. It treats concisely and most practically of 



