The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . means they should apply to some of thericher companies for help, lie has olVered the useof the Mansion House, and promised to throw him-self heart and soul into tlie work if the companywere willing to take it u|i. The Jtaster, on behalfof the court, has accepted the Lord JLwous generousoffer. The Fruiterers Company is not blessed wiilian abundance of riches, and is not likely to excitethe envy of reformers. It has nertheless done somegood and useful work for the encouragement offruit-growing, and it w
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . means they should apply to some of thericher companies for help, lie has olVered the useof the Mansion House, and promised to throw him-self heart and soul into tlie work if the companywere willing to take it u|i. The Jtaster, on behalfof the court, has accepted the Lord JLwous generousoffer. The Fruiterers Company is not blessed wiilian abundance of riches, and is not likely to excitethe envy of reformers. It has nertheless done somegood and useful work for the encouragement offruit-growing, and it will only be acting in accordancewith its recent history if it follow up the suggestionof the Lord J[.\vou, Extraordinary Fraud on Mr. Chamber-lain.—A remarkable imposture has (says the A/--miiiyliam Daily Mail) just been umnasked byMr. .losEEH While ^[r. on his wedding tour n man called at Highburyand asked permission to inspect the Orchids. liebrought letters of introduction from Mr. « o ISH. 4 Fedrcaey 2, 1889.] THE GABDENEBS CIIBONIGLE. 145 WvMAX, n wfaUliy gentleman living in the UniteilStates, whose atiuaintance Atr. hailmade. The visitor to be Mr. \Vv.\, ami his object, lie said, in viailing England,was to bring over from his uncle some choice speci-mens of American Orchids to .Mr. CuAMiiEni-MNscollection. Mr. Austex showed thevisitor over the conservatories, and altir a i-nnversa-tiou the visitor remarked that lie had lost his purseand would trouble Jlr. ArsrEs- Cuajuierlmn- for aloan to pay his hotel expenses. Tlie sum asked forwas given, and the next day he called again onMr. AiSTEN CuAMiiERLAiN and ]irodiiced a bill on thefirm of DaiXEL, Morchn, & Co., of America, andasked for and obtained an introduction to a Birming-ham bank that he miglit change it. He succeeded inchanging it, and he tlien paid the sum he hadborrowed. The bill was returned to the drawer, andnothing has been hear
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