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work was carried out by the foreman, James Niven, afterwards 
Gaps « of the Botanie Garden, Hull. In 1853 a catalogue drawn up. 
by him was printed, which enumerates 5494 names of species. "These, 
however, include many shrubs, TEE plants, and ferns, as well as 
a large number of plants entered twice under synonymous names. A 
deduction of at least 1000 names d be made to Lie nt the actual 
In 1867 the small r ery now evotet to hardy fect rns was con- 
structed “of Reigate sneer t itd * furnished with about 
Alpine plants." In 1873 this was re-arranged, and in 1874 “about 
560 species of Alpine plants were grown upon it. 
This was, however, regarded as a very inadequate representation of a 
branch of kotsende which had become very etree! and in 1 a 
d t Ifice orks i 
* brought to an issue by the gift on the part of the executors of 
the late George Curling Joad, Esq., F.L.S., ed Oakfield, Wimbledon 
Park, in accordance with the wishes expressed by him before his 
death, of the entire collection of frerbalcaben plants cultivated at 
Oakfield.” 
sum of 500/. was granted by the Treasury for the formation 
of the present rock garden which was vee tn "e the vacant piece 
of ground adjacent to the herbaceous ground. Part of the rock used 
was weathered oolite obtained from Bath: part wes ie Eia: 
limestone from the Cheddar Cliffs. For the rest use was ma 
materials of “an overgrown and neglected rockery (Seius Ruins) 
dating from se Pd of George IL, " in the Arboretum, south of t 
‘Temperate 
Mr. Joad’s SoHedtion of plants amounted to 2630 specimens, and had 
been got together at great pains and expense. It pretty well furnished 
the new rock garden: it has since been continuously added to. 
rock garden is, however, TUE for the cultivation of Alpive 
plants from the higher levels. Tot the dampness of an English 
winter in the open air is in the vast Monts of cases fatal. Again, in 
an English spring the plants flower too early and "E severely from 
its “harshness. They can only be successfully win M in frames, 
whieh fake «e place of their > covering of snow. extensive 
flower isi in the Alpine House o wies Musevi No; I. "This, 
nere 
of Alpine plants Kew is greatly indebted to G. C. Chur chill, o. 
who for several years has eonducted an assiduous correspondence on 
its behalf with collectors in all parts o "o 
The tank for aquatie que immediately iu front of the Jodrell 
Laboratory was constructed in 1873. 
The wild garden adjoining the Cumberland Gate was platited in 
1882. 
ention must be made of the Kew collection of bulbs, These, 
dah largely used to produce a decorative effect in the spring, are in 
great measure of botanical interest. They have for the most part been 
grown at Kew si 1886 from a small original stock by the same 
methods as are employed in Holland. At the beginning of summer they 
are lifted, harvested, and planted out again the following autumn. 
