things, this is not of so much, consequence, ., Another larger and loftier 
house was built of the same material, and contained a fine collection of 
fruit trees in pots, vines, Xc, I-also noticed some handy Jittle frames 
for propagating ; they were about 2 feet 6 inches long by 2 feet wide, 
‘with one bar in the centre, and are easily lifted from place to place by 
a-handle at each side; they cost about 3s. 6d. a piece, and are therefore 
much cheaper than handglasses and certainly more convenient. The 
Same attention to details, which is manifest in the rest of the establish- 
»ment, is also to be seen in, the seed shop; this, as I have said, faces 
the street of Waltham Cross, with a fine frontage, and is both airy and 
light, _There is a withdrawing room for ladies, a point often neglected 
in such cases, while, oyer the shop, are spacious and airy lofts for the 
purpose of stowing away seeds, into which branch. of the nursery 
business. Mr. Paul intends to, enter. These, with the private offices, 
are all to be heated with gas stoves, which will give sufficient warmth 
and dryness to the atmosphere. . There is ample space in the windows 
for the display of flowering plants and cut blooms, and no doubt the 
well-known skill and enterprise of the. proprietor. will be a guarantee 
that, in the summer months, they will be sufficiently gay. i 
...tt.was my intention to have driven over to the old nursery grounds, 
and have had a run, through them,-but all the vehicles were engaged 
fora review of those sons of Mars, the volunteers; and as I dreaded 
the arrangements of the Eastern Counties railway, I was unable to 
remain. longer.. .My object, however, had been principally obtained, 
and if I haye been enabled to give the readers of the Florist anything 
like a correct idea of this establishment, I feel that I shall have done 
them a seryice, as they will acknowledge if, some fine day next 
summer, when the Rosés are in full bloom, they take a run down 
there; and, of this I can assure, them, that, if the proprietor be at 
home they. will have the advantage of an intelligent and business-like 
guide, Being disappointed,in this, we,sat_ down and had a quiet chat 
over Roses, both new and old; and as I have prolonged, this paper to 
my _usual length, 1 must refer the readers of it to a separate article, 
where they will find the result of our combined observations, though I 
am_atraid in this instance, I am but as the bellows blower to Handel ; 
and.in “An Hour with the Roses of 1859-60,” they must recognise 
far more of Mr, Paul’s experience than of mine own.; this will, I know, 
enhance their value in the eyes of all sound judges. 
_ Deal, Oct. 18, D. 

oe yre7 | THE, FRUIT CROPS OF 1860, 
Arter the extraordinary season we have had, a few remarks on our 
fruit crops may not be altogether inopportune, especially if I can show, 
as I will endeavour to do, that satisfactory results can be obtained, even 
in so very unfavourable a season as that now drawing to aclose. I 
have several times before now, in the Florzst and elsewhere, stated as 
my firm belief—founded on long practical experience—that good crops 
