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VOYAGE OF THE *SULPHUR." 
In 1835, George Barclay, a gardener, who entered Kew in 1833, was 
appointed botanical collector to H.M.S. “ Sulphur” (Captain Belcher), 
which was about to proceed to western S. America for surveying pur- 
poses. Various parts of the American coast were €— northward to 
Sitka. The Sandwich, Fiji, and other islands of the Pacifie were also 
visited, and Barclay reached England with his rende in 1841. The 
botany of the voyage was worked out by Mr. Bentham. 
NATHANIEL WILSON. 
Nathaniel Wilson, anative of Scotland, was at Kew in 1834 and 1838 
He went to Jamaica to cultivate coffee in 1847. He was appointed 
Curator of we Botanic Gardens at Bath. He sent many plants to Kew 
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Kew by Sir William Hooker. Не paid much attention to fibre plants, 
and his collections formed one cot the first contributions to the Economic 
Museunis at Kew. He retired in 1867, and died about 1873 
ADMISSION OF THE PUBLI^. 
Although till after the death of William IV. Kew was essentially a 
. private establishment, it was by no means inaccessible to the public. In 
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Vicinity, р. 122) says: * The Gardens are open to the publie on Sunday 
idsummer till Michaelmas.” In 1838 Dr. Lindley reported 
to the Treasury :— 
“ Visitors are unreservedly admitted to the Garden daily, — on Sundays, an 
Mr. Aiton deserves credit for v exercised his sete er as r-General, in 
order os secure this privilege to the public. It is, however, а en asy to disco 
what advantage, except that of e a ани walk, has been derived from the paving 
in uh past state of the Garden 
Scheer (p. 47) in 1840, says :— 
* The Pleasure Grounds, which are quite distinct from the Botanic Gardens, are 
open to the Public o n Thursdays and Sundays from Midsummer till Michaelmas.” 
Kew had dag | in proportion as ae (virer interest of royalty in 
its maintenance diminished, assum uasi-public character. Its 
management became the subject of сеси which certainly did not err 
on the side of being out-spoken. 
Dean HERBERT. 
The Hon. and Reverend William Herbert (afterwards Dean of Man- 
chester), a well-known and creditable writer on bulbous plants, delivers 
himself of the following bitter complaint in his Amaryllidacew (1837, 
pp. 247-8) :— 
* The illiberal system established at Kew Gardens by Sir J oseph — — 
the rare plants collected there were hoarded with the most niggard j 
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which aneh thefts mere e ep Г, у were not actually winked at, by cultivators, 
led to nduct, a. until the ge ae was stopped у а prose- 
cation, © os dart wire 7 соно became exposed to like depredations ; 
