BRITISH FLORAL 

 DECORATION 



By R. F. FELTON, F.R.H.S., F.N.C.S. &c. 



FLORIST TO KING EDWARD VII AND MANY COURTS OF EUROPE 



Containing 26 full-page Illustrations (12 in Colour). Square demy 8vo, cloth. 

 Price 73. 6d. net (by post, 73. nd.) 



NOTB. It has been felt for some time past that owing to the vast strides which are 

 yearly being made in Floral Decoration in Great Britain that there was need for a book 

 on so highly interesting a subject. The publishers have been fortunate in securing the 

 co-operation of Mr. R. F. Felton to write such a book and to select and supervise the 

 preparation of the illustrations. 



As Mr. Fel ton's art brings him in touch with the Courts of Europe, he is able to give 

 examples of many important and interesting floral works with which he has been 

 professionally associated. 



An important feature of the book is a complete and carefully compiled list of the 

 best varieties of all flowers to grow for cutting and decorative purposes. The work has 

 been largely subscribed by many influential people in this country. 



" Flowers play such a large part now in the decorations of the home that the many 

 useful hints given here will prove widely acceptable." Evening Standard. 



"THE PASSION FOR FLOWERS. Every phase of the subject has received attention in 

 these pages and the book provides many valuable hints. Especially interesting are the 

 chapters on certain flowers such as Roses, Orchids, Tulips, Lilies and Violets, Sweet Peas, 

 Daffodils, &c." Daily Mail. 



KEW GARDENS 



Painted by T. MOWER MARTIN, R.C.A. 

 Described by A. R. HOPE MONCRIEFF 



Containing 24 full-page Illustrations in Colour. Large crown 8vo, cloth, gilt top. 

 Price 6s. net (by post, 6s. 4d.) 



NOTE. Kew Gardens contain what seems the completest botanical collection 

 in the world, handicapped as this is by a climate at the antipodes of Eden and by 

 a soil that owes less to Nature than to patient art. Before being given up to 

 public pleasure and instruction, this demesne was a royal country seat, especially 

 favoured by George III in days when it would be almost as rural as now is Osborne 

 or Sandringham. This homely king had two houses here, and began to build a more 

 pretentious palace, a design cut short by his infirmities, but for which Kew might have 

 usurped the place of Windsor. For nearly a century it had a close connection with the 

 Royal Family, as the author illustrates in his story of the village and the gardens, 

 while the artist has found most effective subjects in the rich vegetation gathered into 

 this enclosure and in the relics of its former state. 



"Mr. Martin's drawings add much to the value of this fascinating book." T.P.'s 



Weekly. 



" Mr. Martin's pictures are charming." Pall Mall Gazette. 



PUBLISHED BY ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK 

 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W. 



