Sir Joseph Hooker, the eminent turaliet, despite the fact that he in his ninety-fourth—year, travelled from his home at Sonvingdale, Berkshire, on October 11, and spent. what he termed a delightful afternoon" among the flowers ond_ornmental shrab on show at the Royal Horticultural Soviet Weatminster, The exhibit which pleased him most wee the collection of ornamevtal shrabs and greenhouse plants (ome of the most besntifal of which were importations from China) shown bbe Mesara, Veitch, of Chelsea him. And now they have gone to China with thie beantifal result. The progress altar during the last few years has indeed been very wonderfal."
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