V  Dcop.mber  11,  1898. 
JOURNAL  OR  RORTlcriLTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
575 
FRUIT 
NOTHING  SO  PROFITABLE 
ANC  EASY  TO  GROW. 
80  Acres  of  Saleable  Trees. 
The  best  procurable.  Lists  Free, 
HUNDREDS  of  THOUSANDS. 
Husliei  in  variety.  F.-icking  and 
Cariiat{e  free,  lor  Cash  with  order. 
8  -  per  doz.,  60  -  per  100. 
A  U  other  N tirsery  Stock  carriage 
fo>'ward. 
RUSES  in  POTS  tsf-X 
Ornamental  Trees,  91  Acres 
A  Superb  Collection  of 
Herbaceous  Plants. 
Four  Acres  of  Glass. 
Clematis(80,000)  from  15/-perdoz. 
N.B. — Single  Plants  are  sold  at 
slightly  increased  prices. 
GENERAL  CATALOGUE 
(Over  170  p;i|:esi  of  Nursery  Stock 
artistically  produced,  containing  some 
hundreds  of  illustrations,  and  full  of 
valuable  information,  ftee  on  receipt  of 
3d. for  postage.I'lease  mention  this  paper 
RICHARD  SMITH  &  Co.,  WORCESTER. 
. 
WM;  PAUL  &  SON, 
ROSE  GROWERS 
fiy  Appointment  to  Her  Majesty  the  Queen. 
JlrcMlIant,  Bulb  Sc  5tcd  fflrrrfidnts. 
ham  cw 
SPECIALITIES: 
ROSES  in  all  forms  .  Pi  iced  Catalogue  free. 
FRUIT  TREES  of  all  kinds  ...  Priced  Catalogue  free. 
HARDY  TREES  AND  SHRUBS.  Priced  Catalogue  free. 
HERBACEOUS  pi  ANTS .  Priced  Catalogue  free. 
BULBS,  AND  CAMELLIAS  ...  Priced  Catalogue  free. 
SEEDS  &  GARDEN  SUNDRIES  Priced  Catalogue  free. 
■X*  O 
Xa  AriTTER-S  ! 
Douglas  SPRUCE 
(ABIES  DOUGLASI). 
In  view  of  the- growing  demand  for  this  spiendid 
.  Forest  Tree  we  hold  immense  stocks  at  exceptionally 
low  prices  for  qualities  offered. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
V _ I-  --  -  -  -  - - - 
‘  PRIZE  COB  FILBERT  TREES. 
Mr.  '.OOPER  F.R.H.S  ,  is  the  Largest  Grower  in  the  Kingdom 
of  the  above  for  sale. 
Pi  ice  Lists  and  PanuMels  on  app  icuion  to— 
ran.  COOFEH,  Calcot,  Boscombe,  HAITTS. 
GRAND 
NEW 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
For  new  and  proved  best  sorts  all  should  see  my 
NEW  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE,  Now  Ready, 
post  free.  Prices  most  moderate. 
■V^T-iva:.  F.N.C.S., 
’’  The  Kurseries,  EOMFORD,  ESSEX. 
ALLINGTON  PIPPIN, 
i  The  finest  New  Dessert  Apple  sent  out  for  £0  years. 
■  Maidens,  53. ;  Two  Tears,  7s,  6d.  each ;  larger  to  21s.  each 
GEORGE  BUNYARO  &  GO.,  MAIDSTONE. 
BZSTRXBUTEB  ZTOr  NTOVBMCBBB. 
is  not  needed  in  offering  poods  at  talf  their  value. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM  CUTTINGS  now  ready.  List,  1  stamp. 
)2  show  sort»,  la.  6d.-— H.  K.  RICHARDSON,  Wollaton,  Notts. 
London  Fern  Nurseries, 
LOUGHBOROUGH  JUNCTION,  LONDON,  S.W. 
Ferns,  large  and  small,  in  great  variety ;  Aralias,  Grevilleas, 
Oyperus,  Solanums,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Draoesnas,  Aspidistras, 
Crotons,  Cyclamen,  Bouvardias,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  L'st  for  Amateurs,  send  for  one.— J.  E.  SMITH. 
MY 
COMPLF.TB 
Catalogue  and  Chrysanthemum  Guide 
will  be  READY  SHORTLY,  when  I  hope  to  submit  additional 
varieties  of  sterling  worth  to  the  many  otlmra  of  exceptional 
merit  already  in  commerce. 
In  addltiontotheOulturalArticleaalready  inmy  Guide,Ihave 
much  p  OTSure  in  announcing  one  from  the  pen  of  Mr.  W.  H. 
Lees,  whose  reputation  as  a  grower  is  world  wide. 
'  Post  Free  for  Eight  Stamps. 
H.  J.  JOEES,  Ryecroft  Nurseries,  Lewisham,  S.E. 
FRUIT  TREES  SPEC^LITY 
THE  BEST  NEW 
DB=!SERT  APPL3  LORD  HiSDLir. 
COOKING  APPLE  Byford  WiNDKK. 
DESSERT  PBaR  CONFERENCE. 
PLUM . monahch 
STP.AWBERRY  ..  Boya I.  SOVEREIGN. 
RASPBaRRY  ..  VIOTOHI4. 
CURRANT  .,  ..  Fay’s  Pbolifio. 
FRUITS. 
Also  many  other  new 
varieties  ot  great 
merit,  and  all  the 
best  cf  the  new  or 
old  varieties  either 
for  market  or  own 
oousurr.ption. 
JDSaORiPTJVB  C.iTALOOUB,  one  of  the  most  complete  issued, 
/t  ee,  6d.  Ordinal  y  List  free. 
jroXXlM  -WATKIINS, 
Pomona  Farm  Nurseries,  WITHINGTON,  HEREFORD. 
No.  860.— VoL.  XNXril.,  Third  Series, 
150  ACRES 
Of  Trees  &  Shrubs, 
In  the  ftnevt  posjdble  con-  j 
dition  for  the  Villa,  the 
Mansion,  the  Phintation,  or  the  Game  Covert.  A 11  in  { 
vigorous,  healthy  condition  not  s'uuted,  starved,  or  closely 
grown  ami  drawn.  Caiefully  and  frequently  moved,  and 
the  roots  consequently  are  a  mass  of  fibre,  ensuring  safe 
removal  when  sold, 
NEW  CATALOGUE,  with  descriptions  of  'above,  and  of 
many  Bare  and  New  Plants.  Post  Free  from 
CLIBRAN’S  liursery,  ALTRINCHAM 
Also  at  Manchester,  Bangor,  a'od  Llandudno  Junction. 
^Ruitnal  uf  ^«rtkitlt«i[t 
THURSDAY,  DBCEMBER  17,  1896. 
OUR  QUEEN’S  LONG  REIGN. 
MR.  WOOD'S  PROPOSALS. 
Mr.  JAMES  L.  WOOD’S  great  proposal — 
but  not  too  great  for  the  remarkable 
event  it  is  designed  to  commemorate — to  estab- 
lith  a  Home  of  Horticulture  and  the  Fine  Arts 
is  now  before  the  public.  Mr.  Wood  knows 
London  well,  and  is  no  doubt  quite  aware  that 
only  a  project  of  imposing  dimensions  would 
have  the  least  chance  of  concentrating  attention 
upon  it.  His  scheme,  it  will  be  admitted,  is  of 
a  very  comprehensive  character,  and  should  he 
fortunately  succeed  in  his  object  the  building 
that  he  has  designed  would  be  an  acquisition  to 
the  metropolis. 
So  far  as  we  can  decipher,  the  scale  of  the 
ground  area  appears  to  be  something  like  300  by 
nearly  200  feet,  and,  as  will  be  seen,  includes  a 
large  exhibition  hall  on  the  ground  floor,  also  a 
similar  room  above  it,  besides  galleries  and 
rooms  for  various  other  purposes,  also  two 
small  aide  gardens. 
Mr.  Wood  has  evidently  bestowed  long  and 
careful  thought  in  the  preparation  of  the  plans, 
also  in  the  formulation  of  proposals  for  carrying 
out  the  project.  If  he  should,  by  the  steady 
perseverance  which  characterises  him,  succeed  in 
enlisting  the  active  co*jperatIon  of  the  Ijord 
Mayor  and  Civic  authorities.  City  Guilds  and 
other  agencies,  and  through  them  enlist  the 
support  of  the  flnanoial  world,  his  present  strong 
hopes  would  be  strengthened  in  the  accomplish¬ 
ment  of  his  object.  Horticulturists  would  rejoice 
if  this  should  be  so,  and  would  help  towards  the 
end,  but  we  suspect  that  City  wealth  would  have 
mainly  to  be  relied  on  for  providing  the  means, 
necessarily  large,  for  attaining  the  end  in  view. 
The  support  of  the  art  world  would  be  an 
important  factor,  and  the  association  of  high- 
class  music,  paintings,  and  sculpture  with  flowers 
does  not  seem  to  be  in  the  least  inappropriate 
but  the  reverse,  and,  as  we  have  previously  said, 
the  association  proved  successful  in  some  Belgian 
cities  some  years  ago. 
All  we  can  say  now  in  placing  Mr.  Wood’s 
scheme  before  the  public  is  that  the  promoter 
of  it  deserves  a  most  hearty  vote  of  thanks  for 
his  thooght,  care,  and  diligence  in  its  preparation, 
and  his  whole  proposals  will  doubtless  receive 
the  attention  they  deserve. 
No.  2616.— VOL.  XOV..  Old  Series. 
