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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
March 20. 
men that I would judge him as a man; here Dr. 
Johnson’s second definition of the word civility applies, 
that is, kindness. A master is not required by the 
laws of civility to lift his hat and make a polite how to 
his servant, or inferior, but ho is bounden to treat him 
with kindness. If the poorest beggar were to say to me 
“Good morning,” I am bound, by the rule of civility, to 
return the good wish, and say “ Good morning” in return. 
This definition of the word kindness pleases me the 
best. 1 f a man under mo is sick, I consider it is my 
duty to visit him, kindly enquire alter him, and express 
gladness when he is better. This is civility in the best 
sense. Again, if a man conducts himself properly, docs 
his duty well, and strives to improve himself, it is the 
duty of the head-gardener to encourage him by kind 
words, and do his best to put such a deserving young 
man forward, and, when he is qualified, to recommend 
him to a higher position ; this is again civility in its 
best sense—kindness. 
Every head-gardener will, as a matter of course, 
be civil to his brother gardeners when they call upon 
him to see his place. In this respect, 1 may challenge 
any other profession for civility. I know no body of 
men that are so kind to each other as gardeners ; there 
is a sort of freemasonry among them. If they have 
never seen each other before, the moment the ono says 
to the other, “ I am a gardener at such a place, and have 
called upon you ” (with very few exceptions), the hand is 
held out by tho visited, and a hearty welcome given. I 
have, in my lifetime, visited, l may venture to say, 
hundreds of gardens, and have always been treated with 
the greatest of civility in its best sense—kindness; and 
I cannot let this opportunity pass without returning my 
sincere thanks to all my gardening brothers that may 
read this number of The Cottage Gardener, for all 
their kindness to me. 
Then, again, tho head-gardener will come in contact 
with many tradesmen, such as carpenters, bricklayers, 
painters, hothouse-builders. He will have to employ 
these men under his direction, and he is bound to treat 
them with civility. He will be a kind of judge between 
his master and them He must see that they do what 
is right, and, when they have done so, to report that 
to his employer. If they do not do right, he must in 
a firm, yet civil, manner reprove them ; and, by so 
doing, he will do not only au act of civility, but of 
justice. 
Lastly, the head-gardener will have fellow-servants— 
the steward, the cook, the farmer, and the butler. 
These must all he treated with the greatest civility; 
they are his equals, and, therefore, deserve all kindness 
at his hands. Tn some places the steward is an agent 
also, and has often considerable power; the owner 
placing that in his hands. Many head-gardeners 
look upon this officer with unpleasant feelings. 1 think 
this wrong, because he must have known, before ho 
engaged tho place, that such a person was employed to 
save tho owner trouble, and, therefore, I think he ought 
to submit to such a man in all reasonable things, and 
treat him with civility and respect for his office sake. 
The farmer, or bailiff, and the gardener too often viow 
each other with antagonistic feelings. Both require 
the same article (dung) in the utmost abundance; the 
only fair aud equitable way of adjusting their equal 
wants is to have a fair understanding at first with their 
employer. It is for him, aud him only, to decide tho 
quantity each should have, aud after his decision there 
ought to be no unkindness between the two; but they 
should become good friends, and treat each other with 
civility. The cook is the next fellow-servant to whom 
the head-gardener should be kind. Tho best way to bo 
friends with the cook, is to let the kitchen be well 
supplied with fruit and vegetables ; and, as 1 remarked 
in my last paper, to keep an account of the quantity of 
everything supplied. The butler will require his 
dessert of fruit also, and to him all due civility must be 
given. 1 always made it an especial point to have the 
fruit sent or taken in at least two hours before the 
dinner-bell rung, and if it was agreeable to the butler, I 
dished the fruit up for him myself. This often led to 
many acts of civility and kindness between us, aud had 
tho happiest results. 
1 find I have written more on this head than I 
intended ; but so much of the head-gardener’s comforts 
depend upon this point, that I trust my prolixity will 
be excused. The next head, namely, Visiting Gardens, 
Nurseries, and Exhibitions, I must defer to another 
opportunity. T. Appleby. 
{To be continued.) 
GEE VI ELBE A LAVENDULACEA. 
(Lavender-like Grevillea.) 
The genus Grevillea is a moderately large assemblage 
of plants, many of them of a rigid, Holly-like habit, with 
inconspicuous flowers; hence, they are not in general 
cultivation. Tho species I have selected, is, however, 
an exception; it is worthy of a plnce in every greenhouse. 
History.—It is, like all the genus, a native of 
Australia. Tho seeds were collected by the late 
Mr. Drummond, in the Swan River settlement, and 
transmitted to England four or five years ago. Messrs. 
Henderson, of Pine-Apple Place Nursery, first flowered 
it, and possess now a large stock of nice, bushy, young 
plants. I saw them a few days ago, and was so much 
pleased with the plant, that 1 determined to bring its 
merits before the readers of The Cottage Gardener. 
The habit of the plant is a low, branching shrub, 
with narrow, whitish leaves; the whole bush having 
much the appearance of a very narrow-leaved Lavender. 
The flowers are produced, generally, in fours, very 
copiously, at the ends of almost every shoot. The form 
of each flower is something like a blunt hook, the 
bended part being at the extreme end ; the anthers 
project considerably beyond the calyx, and are very 
conspicuous in consequence. It is a veiy elegant, 
desirable plant, and is of the easiest culture. 
Culture .—Procure a plant, any time in April or May, 
and repot it in a compost of two parts sandy peat, one 
part fibrous loam, and one part well-decomposed leaf- 
mould ; mix these well together, and add a liberal 
addition of roughish sand. Choose a clean pot, and 
drain it well in the usual manner. If you wish for a 
largo plant in a short time, let the pot be three sizes 
larger, and place the plant in a medium stove, or a 
warm pit, giving plenty of air, and stopping the 
strongest shoots occasionally. It naturally branches 
freely, but strong shoots will sometimes take the lead 
and rob the rest. To cause uniform growth, these must 
be stopped in an early stage. A single stick in the 
centre of the plant will be necessary to train a centre 
shoot to; but this must have the top taken off also, to 
cause side-shoots to be produced. It is a very manage¬ 
able plant, and, with moderate attention, will form a 
handsome pyramid, the best of all forms for most plants. 
During the spring and earlier summer mouths, give 
frequent syringings over-head, shutting up early in the 
afternoons The plant will thou grow rapidly, and the 
first year form a tolerably-sized bush. About the middle 
of August exjioso it to the full sun, and at the end of 
the month set it out-of-doors in a sheltered place, on 
coal-ashcs, giving due supplies of water. The shoots 
will, by this treatment, become more robust, and be able 
to produce stronger flower-buds and larger flowers. 
Just before the frost makes its appearance removo the 
