62 IIMSII (iAIM)i:NI.N(l 



r. Mi\.il.-. uitli wliil.' II..U.TS an<l >|...llr.l l.-ii\i> : 



T. ..xalu.n. Il..w..,s nlnt.-: T. ,.,•. iulat urn. snIII. JUc MoiltH's Wofk, 



tiiiiu iwsh-LritM'ii llowi'i-s. and I. ii«ui\ at uiii. uilli 

 piiiplish tlowcis ami luoMliil roliaui-. 



IMaiitin;; is Ix-sl iloiir in aiiditnii. a> ^lowtli 

 • ommcm-fs fairlv caih in spiiim. 



iM.i\N SI. ami:... K. Yhv Flower Garden. 



Appointment. 



|{\ ('ii\i;i.i> ( .iriMN. (..iicl.n.i .m.l l''oi-,'.slrr (.. 

 LmimI Ciiivu. Ci.-ll.- \i>.v>\ ClMni.,,. Ii,.. (',,. 

 \li-~ M\^ (K.-^iui:. Ml |{i\.M-.lal.'. iMin.liuiu. W..xf.,nl 



ul... \\..ik.Ml in tl.r K..>;.l Hotaiii.- (..•..•.Irn>. 



(ila,sn,.\in. an.l sinr.- Ilirn iia.-, work...! >lca.lily al ^^.,,.,| . „,, ,,,,, |,,^^,, ,,,..u .1 . ai- ^1 a, 1-.I I.. u.-.U. 



;iai<l.-ninK. lias n..\v i..-.-n apiM.inl.-.l inana^.T ..I ,^^^, ,,, |,,. i,,,, ,,. |,;,^ ..,„,( 1,,.,.,, swcu) an.l 1. .11. •<! tli.- 



J{..lu-.t.s,.n-s Mull. Kann at Hush. C... Dul.lin. „„„;..,, l... ImI t .■, L.r ll..- lawns. Tl..- li.st n.,.winu' 



Ml.ss imsl.,.. has .l,.n.- r,.nsnl.-.al.l.- u..ik anion- ^,,,,,,,,, ,„. ,,, ^^.j,,, ,,„. ,,|^„,,.^ „f ,,„. ,„..„.,,i„, 



hulhsof all suits, an. iva.U-is ,.l linsii ( . a uuknim; ....j^,.,, .|i^.,,,|v hi-h,.r than is usual f..i- th.- r.-st „r 



will rcni.-inh.-r that she wrote th.- .\.>1.s li> ( i,,' v, ••i'-..7i 



|{.'^rinn.'i-s in tluit paper for the >iar iHll. ami 'I'hi-- is I In- ^-fison t o xiw ihiw n m-u liw iis lenni 



will, weaivsuiv. wish h.T su.t.-s> in Iht n.-u p..>l. ,,,,„,.,; ^^.,. ;|.,;.. ,..,.,| ^, ^,,..,.i^,| „,i^',„,.. f,,,,,, .; 



-.....! s.<'.l>nian sh..ul.i !..• sown thicklv on a 



X-, , laivluliv i.i.-pai-.'.l s..ii an.l ]'..li.Ml in. If n<'iinina- 



KeVieW. (l.-n l- ......l. Hie -lass sl.oul.l h.- alh.w.-.l t.. ^:i-ow 



UN. Ii,-,k,.,l till >ix iii.li..^ hi-1,. uh.'U it shoul.l I..- 



liulilK lopii..! witl^ a -.xlh.' : a loilnijiht lat.T it 



The Journal of the Kew Guild. >i'<'"i'i i- ""•^^" ^^i"' '' -Xi'" ''^'"i". .nHi ih- 



HI. .win;; mail nin oxer it liom th.-ii .m .'N.-ix 



Ki;u imn in Ir.lan.l \\ ill u .•l.-.-iii.' 1 he a |.|mm la ii.r f.'ii .l.avs. 'rin> imtl.-Ml ,-n>uie> ;. elos.- tuif I he 



..{• Ihi- .-x.-.'ll.-nt j..uinal whieii. whil.' ivc.i-.lin- lii-^t s.-ason. Car., hcu ,\ . r. -Ii.,ni.l I.et.ik.-n ik.I 



Ih.' .|..in-s ol" pres.-nt Kew men, als.. ke.'ps in I., use it too liar.llx Hh In >1 -ea-,.ii. an.l all .•!■ 1 h.- 



tou.li wit h hundreds wh... havin-i i)asseil tlir..uiih lir>l mowin^^ eonslanl rolling;-- ai-e ne.i'>sai> . 

 a p.'ri.>.l ..r trainiim- main \.'ars a-... ar.' now A t oi>.lr.'ssin^^ ..I' w.'ll r..tt.Ml short manur.- on 



scatt.-r.-d til.' wi.l.' w..rld '..v.r. 'riui-. tlir..uuh llie top of th.' h.-.ls ..f Lily of th.- N'all.-v .'arlv in 



the metlium ..f tin- .)..urii;.l. uc k.cp in tou.h Hi.' m..n11i l..'f..r.' th.' 11. 'W LM..wtli is har.'lv 



with friends of Ion- a-., an.l icall som,' ..f liie Ihi-on-h lii.' -roun.l nil! help the ||o\v,.,> Im.iI, 



happiest years of our liv.'>. 'Ph.' Ii-..nt ispie.-e is Ihi- veaiaii.l i.et t er >l ill next \ear. If 11ii> i> not 



a photo^'raph of .Miss .Matil.la Smith. kn..wn f.. po»il.l.'. a '^..-nl >oakin- uitli li.|ni.i mamii-.' in 



most Kew men hy name onlv as a hiilliani, the mi.l.ll.' ..f th.' month ami a.uain aft.r th.' 



botanical artist and nieinher of the I l.'ihaiium llow.'is liax .• all l.;'eii -at h.i .'.I will h.' of imm.'ii^.' 



staff. Not the lea.st interestiiiK part ..f th.- heiielit. 



.Journal is that devoted to letters from Kewit.'s Xiol.'ts sliouhl he pi-.,pa-at ..I \,y euttin--> put 



abroad : thus .Mr. W. Head writes of a "Trii. in in clos.'lv in a ...hi i.am.'. A >iii-le li-ht uill hol.i 



Fair Kashmir." and .Mr. II. F. .Maemillan. F.L.S.. sev.-ial thousan.l. h.-th 111.' siii-h- vaii.'t i.'s .,f out- 



.s.'iids "Strav Thou-lits from C.'vlon." <lo..r woik ami the .h.uhles for -r..win.- in .-..hi 



•■Kewit.'s in th.' Far h:asf is'tli.' titl.- ..f .Mr. fiam.s ..r j.ots uml.-r -lass next wint.'r. Th.'s.- 



K. II. Wilson's .•ontributi..ii. and in it h.- Ira.-.'s eutl iii-s will I..' r....t .'.I and r.'ady for t heir sumin.'r 



the recoi'd of K.'w m.'ii in th.' lOast from th.'tim.' <|uai't.'rs l.v Hi.' h.'-innin- of .May. I fin. I beds 



of David Nels..ii. wh.. a.'.'..mi.ani.'.l Captain C....k six f.-.'t wi.l.'. with all.'ys Iw.. f.'.'t wi.l.'. ar.' v.-rv 



on hi.s vovage ronn.l th.' w..il.i (17711 I 7S(i ). .h.w n >,it i-laet oi\ . makin- all the n.'.-.-.sa i> <l.'aiiiii- 



to the present tim.'. wh.'n w.' fin.l Kew um'h still ;in.! \\ateiim; .luiiiiL: lie- summer moiilli-, .-..m- 



doinj; veoinan s.-rvie.' in Ivist.'in laml>. Other foitahle an.l to the hemlit of th.' jilant.-. a.^ ..ne 



interestiiiK' letters ai-e— "• Impression'^ ..f th.- ,lo.'> not w ,ilk in on t he I....1 > ..f t h.' plant s. Ifth.' 



Panama- I'aeifie Kxhibition," •• Auri. iilt ui.' in ah..\.' m.'tho.l ..f piopa^zal i..n is not .-..nv .'iiieiit . 



Nigeria," and -"A Kewite with Kiteh.'n.'rs.\rmN.-- a liltl.' lat.'r in the nth. when Ih.' Il..w.'iin- 



bv Sergeant Walter Dunk. seas.m is neailx .h-ne. ^mall pi. •<•.'> with i-....ts 



'The record of Kew in. -n wh.. ar.' ■• .1.. in- their atta.h.d .an h.' tak.n ..IT th.' ol.l |.laiit>. an.l 



l)it " in the war is somethin- to 1..' pr..u<l ..f. i.laiit.'.l thi<kl> in a l...r.l.'r when' it will Im' ...n- 



.Since the war broke out, w.' leai-n. Kl.". m.'inh.'is M'lii.'iit to -i\.' th.-m constant attenti..?: f.>r a 



of the staff and pei-manent .■mi)lovees lia\.' f«.ilni-ht. In a month's time a go.xl mass of 



join.'d His .Majesty's Forces from the (iar.l.'iis. roots will he f..rm.'d. an.l t li.-n they can 1..' plant .-.I 



Of these a number havi- made the great sacrific.-. in th.-ir summer (|uarleis. th." sin-l.-s to r.'inain 



including .Mr. C. F. Hall, late Editor of iHisii f..r autumn and spring cutting in th.- b.-.ls. and 



(iARDEXl.xo : W. H. .Moilaml. late of Edinburgh th.' doubl.'s t.. b.- lift.'.l ami llow,i-.<l in fiam.'s 



Botanic Gardens, and 11. I. Longhurst, who was at the .'iid of .Sept.'nib.'r. 

 at Kew when war brok.' out. Hybrid Tea and Tea Hos.s sIduI.I be ijrunetl 



The staff at present is very much reduced, and the first week of Aj)iil. and by this method have 



some twenty-four lady gardeners are splendidly a good chance of escaping the spiing frosts, which 



doing their best to keep things going while the men sometimes cuts ofTtlieii' t.-nd.'!' young growths, 



are proving their ability to carry out sterner work. Tlnse sh.ml.l (list hav.' all small light growths 



Our con-ratulations"and thanks are due to th.' i.'mox.'.l. the str..ii- -fowths of last year 



Editor. Mr. A. Osborn. for the admirable numb.'i' L.pp.'.l about tw.. f.'.-t fr..m th.' -rouml. and th.- 



now l)efoi'e us. sho.tts which (l..w.-red last vear r.'m..\.'.i if th.-v 



