. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . nded for special purposes, which will be ofservice to the lovers of the so-called gardenRoses. Photographic illustrations are given,which show how very beautiful Roses are whenlightly arranged in vases and not throttledin the regulation boxes; but if we have to pickout one portion of this book for special com-mendation it must be that devoted to culturaldetails, so clearly and tersely are they set book is to be had from the Royal Nurseries,Maidstone. on his thirty-year-old cob inspecting t
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . nded for special purposes, which will be ofservice to the lovers of the so-called gardenRoses. Photographic illustrations are given,which show how very beautiful Roses are whenlightly arranged in vases and not throttledin the regulation boxes; but if we have to pickout one portion of this book for special com-mendation it must be that devoted to culturaldetails, so clearly and tersely are they set book is to be had from the Royal Nurseries,Maidstone. on his thirty-year-old cob inspecting the stock inthe deer park, &c, and it is to be hoped that hisremaining years may be free from care. GeorgeMacKinlay, The Gardens, Wrest Park, Ampthill. MR. H. TRETHEWY. At the George Hotel, Silsoe, Bedfordshire,on January 18, the tenantry and other friends onthe Wrest estate combined to celebrate the eveof the ninetieth birthday of H. Trethewy, Esq.,, the highly-respected agent for Earl CowpersBedfordshire estate. Upwards of thirty of thetenant-farmers and friends dined together, and. Mr. H. TSETIIEWY. the chairman, Mr. Crouch, of Camhow, the oldesttenant-farmer on the estate, made some observa-tions on Mr. Trethewys estate managementduring the past fifty-eight years, and subse-quently presented to him, on behalf of the tenantryand other well-wishers on the estates of Wrestand Blenham, some silver-plate bearing a suit-able inscription. Mr. Trethewy on receivingthe presentation thanked those present for theirgift and kind appreciation of his agency. Herecalled the many changes he had seen on theestate during his fifty-eight years stewardship. Mr. Trethewy is not ouly a model agent andsuccessful agriculturist, but an enthusiasticarboriculturist, and what is of more interest tothe readers of the Gardeners Chronicle, he hasbeen all his life an ardent horticulturist. Hisgardens and fruit-trees are tended with no stintedhand, and his principal hobbies are kitchen-gar-dening and hi
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