_Henry Blackwell_, of New York City, uses a plate in his collection of Welshiana which was designed for the purpose. In this plate we see the sturdy oak raised in the centre of the scene. Upon the right side, the bearded Druid is lopping off the branches of the mistletoe, which seem to be growing with the oak. Opposite to him, the early Briton with his harp makes wild music. A circular medallion upon the tree represents the peak of Snowden, the highest mountain in Wales, and the motto, _Cared doeth yr encilion_, is given upon the frame. This plate, like that of Mr. Sears, was suggested by an illustration in an old book. A second plate is used for the literature upon the famous voyage of Madoc to our shores in A.D. 1170. In this plate we see the old-fashioned, high-sided ship, with its bellying sails, plunging through the rolling waves, as it passes out to sea with the hardy adventurer and his crew. [Illustration: Dean Sage.] [Illustration: EX LIBRIS--JOSEPH H WHEELER] As examples of plates representative of the hobby of their owners, we have the following: _Dean Sage_; an angling plate, very simple in design and very fine in execution, with a large trout, and the rod and the landing net crossed behind it: an enthusiastic fisherman, and the author of a sumptuous volume on salmon-fishing in some of the Canadian rivers, Mr. Sage uses this plate only in the books of his library which relate to the gentle pursuit favored of Walton;--_Howland_; An angling plate of very handsome design: the shield of arms is surrounded with the implements of the fisherman, with evidences of his success and with the weeds which grow by the water side: the motto _Piscator non solum piscator_ floats on a ribbon above;--_Lucius Poole_; the masks of Comedy and of Tragedy are brought together in this plate, as indicative of the books collected by Mr. Poole;--_Arthur Robinson Stone_: a folio volume of music is open to the Largo of the second part of the “Messiah,” by Handel, and is copied from the original score preserved in the British Museum:--in the plate of _Martin Hayden_ two Cupids bear a shield on which the name is given: each little Cupid also manages to hold a mask: the motto, _Upward, Onward_. _Fred C. Schlaick_: in this we see the uppermost part of a column and its Corinthian capital. A little Cupid flies away from the finished piece of work, carrying the veil which had concealed it from view. This design hardly needs the word _Architect_, which is added just after the name, to express the profession of the owner. _Edward Stratton Holloway_: in this design, the owl is perched upon a limb, with the palette, brushes, sketch-book, and pencils of the illustrator within his clutch.