Februaet 24, 1912, 



THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



161 



THE BOTHY AT 



POWIS CASTLE. 



No doubt there are bothies in existence 

 which are a menace to the health of those 

 \ oung gardeners who are compelled to live 

 \n them, and not a credit to the gardens 

 in which they are situated. But, fortu- 

 iiatelVj there are garden lovers who be- 

 lieve that it is their duty to properly house 

 their garden employees ; and, we are 

 o;hid to add, there are those who go 

 l»evond the strict line of duty^ and add 

 comforts to the mere necessities of the 



ise. 



In the accompanying illustration is shown 

 the bothy at Powis Castle, AVelshpool, the 

 .^eat of the Earl of Powis. Mr. Lambert^ 



sickness. A bathroom, which is greatly 



appreciated by the men, completes this 

 floor. 



'*The bothy is not enclosed or hidden 

 away, nor is it erected in an unhappy jwsi- 

 tion. It has a southern aspect, commands 

 fine and ext<*nsiA^e views, and no reason- 

 able expense has been spared to make it^s 

 occupants comfortable/' 



BRIDGESIA SPICATA. 



Some people do not favour ivy as a cover- 

 ing for walls, because it is so commonly 

 used for the purpose. They require a 

 close-growing, 3elf-clinging plant, and try 

 several kinds, often enough without success 

 — unless they have selected the one above- 



GARDEN CITY PROBLEMS. 



The following" is the presidential address 

 by Mr. W. H. Massie^ on the occasion of the 

 annual meeting of the Scottish Horticultural 

 Association : 



Twelve months ago I selected as my sub- 

 ject, ''Looking Forward, or the Future of Our 

 Association''; and, on that occasion, I took 

 tlie opportunity of laying before you some 

 propo^sals regarding the future management 

 of the association which I considered neces- 

 sary in order to enhance its usefulness, and 

 to make it more secure financially. These 

 propotsals you received most cordially, and 

 now that they have become incorporated in 

 our constitution, I trust they will, witli your 

 hearty co-operation, bring that success to 

 the association which I feel it so well merits. 



On this occasion I have taken as my sub- 

 ject, ''Garden City Problems." I have se- 



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THE BOTHY AT POWIS CASTLE. 



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by 



^ V^'cently retired from the manage- 

 ment of the gardens at Powis, writes : 



, was built about twelve vears 



nmvi i P^^^'^ of « structure" that 



mided very poor accommodation. The 



M "'x.V'^ building were prepared 

 i)oti,'r' ^-^^l^ot^. of Manchester, but the 

 Pm ' by the workmen on the 



cZ^lu T ^ The oak used in its 



is -inr J""" '''•''f S'-o^'" on the estate, which 

 timber 'iT^y!,^^^ been, noted for its fine 

 larJp^r " ^^'^ ground floor there 

 ^i^lf gardpn^"'°°"' or mess-room for the out- 



« < c .m^'";^"^^^ ^*^j"i"^"g tbis is a large 

 'lie . "'i'r"'^l«"^/^^"'"g-^ooni for the youSg 



ta' h^V convenientiv 



IS a 



I'pstairs there 



at- 



named. This is, undoubtedly, a grand 



substitute for ivy. 



Some years ago, I had occasion to plant 

 many evergreen and other climbers to cover 

 a very long wall, facing north and north- 

 east. The i>ortion facing north was over- 

 shadowed by large oak trees, the branches, 

 in a few ins-tances, crossing the top of the 

 wall. J put in a number of kinds of climb- 

 ing plants, among them the Bridgesia. It 

 made splendid growth, and its glossy, 

 thick leathery leaves, growing close to- 

 gether, made a capital covering which 

 looked very neat, as much so as the am- 

 pelopsis does in this respect. A great point 

 in its favour was th-e fact that the growth 

 was so clean and healthy under the 

 branches of the oak trees. I found that a 



l^oldini. f V: . •^^P*^^''^^^ room ..^ ^ _ 



^iduig two beds, which is used in case of 



are five large little old mortar ruhhle- mixed with or<li- 



nary soil suited the plant verv we!l. 



^ • G. B. 



lected that subject not only on account of 

 its grave national importance, but also be- 

 cau<se I consider it is one about which an as- 

 sociation such as ours ought to have some.- 

 thing to say. 



The subject is one in which we are all more 

 or less deeply interested, for the social wel- 

 fare of the dwellers in our cities and towns, 

 as well 



whicl 



as in 



affecte 

 directly. If 



wiped out, ai 



country districts, is a matter 

 us all either directly or in- 

 the slums in our cities were 

 d the dwellers therein placed 

 in a suitable environment, it would have such 

 a marked influence in the diminution of 

 poverty and crime, and probably also in the 

 diminution of the burden of taxation, and 

 on the improvement of the physical and 

 moral condition of the people generally, that 

 we ourselves would be astonished at the re- 



and, further, I believe it is a subject 

 in which we, as horticulturiste, must take 

 the deepet^t interest, for it is largely to hor- 

 ticulture that we must look as the great 



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