Angnst 18, 1870. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



necessary, instead of becoming stale and unsaleable a few hours 

 after getting them on hand. Mr. Reid is the son of Mr. Robert 

 Reid, lately a florist in this city, and for many years a judge at 

 Chiswiok in its palmiest days, and he has now his father's 



certificate of membership of the Royal Horticultural Society, 

 framed and hung up in his store, with the Duke of Devonshire'!! 

 signature and the Society's seal attached — perhaps the only 

 thing of the sort in America. — David Foulis, New York. 



DESIGN FOR A FOUNTAIN. 

 The design represented in the accompanying engraving is I beautiful series of water jets. The fountain is a beautiful 

 entirely of iron, the oentre-piece and spouts throwing out a | specimen of ornamental ironwork for lawn and garden pur- 



poses. The use of architectural and iron ornamental work in 

 and around our suburban villa grounds is becoming more and 

 more extensive, and in truth is necessary to help out to the 

 full the pleasure and tasteful enjoyment of rural life. — (Horti- 

 culturist.) 



BEDDING PLANTS IN; 1870. 



As this has been an exceptional season for bedding plants, I 

 send a few notes, which may be of interest to some of your 

 readers. 



I have always been an advocate for early planting,*cotnbiaed 



