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same view as myself, and soon after Queen Charlotte gave the ideal of my prophecy. 
I immediately bought .£50 worth of the raiser, and then another £25 worth, -^t 
the International Exhibition at Antwerp the raiser could only .show his coloured 
])late ; but in my exhibit, which was next to his, 1 had half a do/.en lovely spikes. 
The King of the Belgiu)is and all the nobility were brought to view these loveliest of 
all flowers in the whole show, and Baron Kothschild purchased two dozen plants at 
15s. each. 
When the Belgian gtnitlemen nurserymen, headed by Comte Kerchove, paid a 
visit to England to see the most important gardens, my nursery at Swanley wa.s the 
very first establishment selected to be visited. I hospitably entertained them to 
luncheon, and organized a conversazione, and also conducted them through my great 
fruit-growing district, and for this they conferred on me the Honorary Membership of 
the Cercle d’Arboriculture Belgique. 
Flower Pots. — It was 1 who in 1865 bad made specially by Mr. Gates, of 
Plumstead, the deep nearly upright rimless pots, evei' since — and always will be — called 
“ Long Toms.” This set the correct .shape to all the w orld. 
It was 1 in 1858 who first began wiring flowers, so as to make choice and refined 
bouquets. It is owing to me for what is seen in shows and all shops ; it was never 
before mentioned, and it is not much good talking about it now the world has had 
the benefit. 
Howevom, I innocently gave the world the full benefit of all my inventions and 
modes of operation for the true spread of horticulture. 1 well remember how in 1865 
I was laughed at by all the great hot-water engineering firms for making pipe-joints 
with common Portland cement (costing next to nothing and lasting for ever). 
Those that ridiculed it most adopted thi.s method three years afterwards, and this 
alone makes the horticultural world indebted to me. Before that every joint cost from 
Is. to 2s., now they are better made for l^Jd. 
I wrote and published the first Allotment and Small Holdings Guide - the best 
book and friend to induce working people to produce and live on fruit and vegetables 
the same as 1 do - and it is said the information I gave has done more real good tlian 
all the technical classes that have been given. 100,000 copies have now been issued. 
I have alsoi.ssued the best essay', “How to Move and Transplant Trees and bhrubs 
Successfully,” showing planters what to do and what to avoid ; and it quite proves that 
there need be no, or very few, losses or \’exation in plants transferred from one [)lace 
to another. I'lvery \\ord is quite new and original, and should be read by all 
cultivators. 
About 1872, during the coal famine, 1 invented and brought out the 1 ictoria Hot- 
water Circulator, to economise fuel to the 
utmost extent. 1 use them, and they are 
far and away the best. Nearly' 1,000 
were fixed. Parts of my patent can be 
seen adopted in nearly all of the more 
recent inventions, particularly in the 
present horizontal pipe-boiler.s, extension 
of flues to extract all possible heat from 
the fuel into the water, and also making 
use of india-nibber joints. This is another 
great national gift. 
K.XTKUIOK. 
INTERIOK. 
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