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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ JANUARY, 
Southern show was complete. The meeting was especially interesting for its unanimity, 
warmth, and fervour. 
_ ^he use of Wires f 07 ' tndiwig Fruit-trees on Walls^ instead of nails 
and shreds, is becoming more com¬ 
mon ; and so long as the wires 
are kept close in, so as to avoid 
draughts, they are doubtless as con¬ 
genial to the tree as the older and more 
tedious method. The wires and eyes, 
both galvanised, are now to be ob¬ 
tained readily, but there are various 
modes adopted for tightening the 
wires. One of the simplest and most 
effective plans we have seen is that of 
Messrs. Reynolds and Co., of Soho 
Square, and which consists simply of 
a screw provided with a loop at the 
one end and a nut at the other. The 
screw end is passed through the eye, 
and by turning the nut, which is done 
with a spanner provided for the pur¬ 
pose, the wires can be promptly and with little effort drawn up as tight as may be required. 
- ®!he Gai'denei^s' Yea7^-Booh and Almanacl:^ for 1877, comes again as a 
welcome reminder of many things one is apt to forget. The tabular information 
is ample, and of a practically useful character; and the notes on New Flowers, 
Fruits, and Vegetables, form a fairly complete register of the novelties of the year. One of 
the special features of this issue of the Almanack is the reproduction of some of the Chiswick 
trial reports. 
- Hn Sutton’s Amateui's’ Guide in Iloi'ticidtm'e^ we have an elegantly got-up 
quarto hi^ochiu'e^ intended as a drawing-room book of reference for amateurs. It is 
handsomely printed, profusely illustrated, and prefaced by a faithful and well-executed 
large group of flowers done in colours, and forming a folding introductory plate. The contents 
consist of paragraphs on the culture of the different vegetables and flowers, similar to those 
usually given under the several subjects in the seed catalogue, but here associated with the 
illustrations in a separate book. It contains 220 engravings, and the coloured plato 
represents 25 choice flowers. 
©fiftttarg. 
- |Ue. John Ingram, of Huntingdon, died on December 10, aged 54 
years. He was a partner in the much respected firm of Wood and Ingram, 
nurserymen, Huntingdon, of which town he last year filled the office of Mayor. 
- J^ENRY Steward, Esq., of York, died on December 15. Mr. Steward, 
who took an active part in municipal life, having been Lord Mayor of York in 
1873, was an active and ardent florist, and had been for upwards of 40 years a 
member of the committee of an ancient society of florists of that city, founded in 1 7(>0, find 
now in a flourishing condition. Auriculas, Tulips, Carnations, and Picotees alike sliarcd his 
regard; a nd as an exhibitor of show Pelargoniums, he frequently carried off the highest 
honours at the York Horticultural Galas, of which also he had been for several years 
chairman of committee. The memory of jMr. Steward will be affectionately cherished by all 
florists who had the pleasure to know him. 
- ;fI®lR. William Ingle died at Birch Hall, Colchester, on December 13, 
aged 52, having been for 30 years gardener and steward to the late C. G. Round, 
Esq., and his family. He was a frequent and successful exhibitor of roses. 
