in their time have enjoyed an immense amount of happiness, luxury, 
and contentment from their garden, whom we believe will follow 
the noble example of this estimable and generous American lady 
and immortalise their name by securing and presenting the freehold 
of a suitable site for that noble and most necessary institution — 
to hold their meetings, shelter their library and the council who so 
nobly carry on the work for the benefit and honour of dear old 
England. 
As far as the nursery and seed trade is concerned, they would, 
we believe, struggle with small sums to erect some building, if only 
a disused church or chapel, it could be utilised so that the Society 
could call it their own, and thus strengthen their hopes. 
There are plenty of central sites with dilapidated walls 
standing (almost a disgrace to the surroundings) which would 
answer admirably, and as soon as the freehold is secured we are 
ready to subscribe ;^25, and we are quite sure the Hon. Sec., 
Rev. Wilkes, would be delighted to hear of others doing likewise. 
We hope to live to see the day when we have a Hall worthy 
of our great nation, and that the Committee of the National 
Chrysanthemum Society, the members of which number well nigh 
1,000, and whose work and exhibitions are of great importance, 
and stand pre-eminent with that flower, may be invited, and see 
