A Hall for Horticulture. 
“A VOICE FROM SWANLEY." 
I o— c 
URELY it is inspiring, and must bring a feeling of exalted 
pride to the heart of every one, when they see the exhibits 
of their countrymen standing boldly up and distancing foreign 
competitors, and to hear other countrymen exclaim, “ How perfect ! 
what size!” 
It should be known that every variety of fruit, flowers, and 
vegetables of worth that can be found upon the earth is brought to 
England. In every instance we (English) grow them better than 
where they are indigenous, after a work of ages in introducing. 
Of course the varieties are numerous, and it becomes a national 
necessity to weed out the inferior and to record the superior, 
and in this the Royal Horticultural Society has done an incalculable 
amount of good for the benefit of mankind. 
It is remarkable (and may be compared to the moral work 
and generosity of some, which is unrecognised during life) that 
