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•  READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
Jauiiiiiil  jf  ||ortii[iiltui[t 
THURSDAY,  JULY  26.  1«00. 
Tl|e  Crystal  Palace. 
f  — —  ■ 
>N  June  10th,  1854,  this  popular 
resort  was  opened  to  the  public, 
aud  it  may  be  said  that  though 
it  has  seen  many  changes  it  has 
never  lost  its  favour  with  the 
British  public ;  while  the  stranger 
from  other  lands  who  comes  to 
England  and  returns  without  seeing  the 
Crystal  ^dace  is  looked  down  upon  as  a 
veritable  heathen  by  his  better  travelled  neighbours. 
Many  readers  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture  will 
doubtless  remember  the  prestige  gained  in  the 
earlier  days  amongst  the  aristocrats  of  London, 
Time  was  when  from  the  terrace  one  could  see  a 
mile  of  carriages  extending  on  Sydenham  Hill  ; 
but  those  days  have  gone  never,  it  may  be 
anticipated,  to  return. 
With  the  secession  of  the  fashionables,  however, 
it  was  not  destined  that  the  magnificent  work  of 
the  great  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  should  pass  to  ruin 
and  decay.  The  splendid  grounds,  with  the  noble 
building,  came  to  be  regarded  as  the  palace 
of  the  people,  and  to-day  this  proud  position  is 
maintained. 
In  one  respect  the  Crystal  Palace  has  never 
changed,  and  that  is  in  its  allegiance  to  horticulture, 
particularly  in  regard  to  special  societies.  From 
the  time  of  its  opening  until  the  present  day  show 
has  succeeded  show,  and  despite  the  lapse  of  half 
a  century  a  substitute  for  this  purpose  cannot  yet 
be  found  in  the  great  metropolis. 
Of  the  three  floral  festivals  held  at  the  Crystal 
Palace  during  the  last  fortnight  none  exceeded  in 
beauty  and  effectiveness  the  bicentenary  celebra¬ 
tion  of  the  introduction  of  the  Sweet  Pea,  and  to  a 
report  of  which  we  devote  a  large  portion  of  our 
present  issue.  The  whole  of  the  northern  nave 
was  given  over  to  the  flower  of  the  day.  I  or 
the  beneflt  of  those  who  have  not  been  to  the 
Crystal  Palace  we  give  on  page  73  an  illustration, 
showing  a  bird’s-eye  view  of  the  naves  and  centre 
transept. 
During  FIFTY-TWO  YEARS  the  ‘'JOURNAL  OF 
HORTICULTURE”  has  been  written  by  Gardeners  for 
Gardeners,  and  in  its  principles,  its  practice,  and  its 
price  it  still  remains  the  same.  One  alteration  is  per¬ 
haps,  however,  necessary.  Onr  modern  methods  of 
production  have  rendered  the  price  old  -  fashioned, 
and  hence  in  order  to  meet  the  wishes  of  the  pre¬ 
sent  generation  of  Gardeners  the  “  JOURNAL  OF 
HORTICULTURE”  will,  from  to-day,  be  sold  for 
TWOPENCE  instead  of  Threepence. 
No.  1048.— VoL.  XLL,  Third  Series. 
