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RURAL POESY—THE YALES OE WEVER. 
about them rather lightly. They are then to be plunged in moss at the hottest part of an orchid- 
house or a damp stove. In winter they require very little water, but in summer when they are grow¬ 
ing freely, and there is a full command of heat, water may be used with freedom. 
The temperature in winter should be from 65° to 75°, and in summer from 70° to 90°. The plants 
are best covered with ample bell-glases, which should be wiped dry every morning; and the plants 
should be frequently slightly smoked with tobacco, to keep them free from insects. 
The following are the kinds now in cultivation, with the names by which they are known in the 
nurseries :— 
Ancectochilus setaceus. The leaves beautifully and closely 
netted with lines of gold-colour, on a rich velvety 
brown-green surface. There is a variety similar to 
this, with the veins a few shades lighter. 
Ancectochilus xanthophyllus ( A . setaceus pictus). The 
leaves with a broad bar of gold-colour down the 
centre, and marked on each side with netted lines 
of the same on a dark-green ground. 
Ancectochilus intermedius. Intermediate between the 
two preceding, having a smaller bar down the leaf, 
but otherwise marked with golden meshes on the 
dark velvety green surface. 
Ancectochilus striatus. This has narrow lance-shaped 
foliage, marked with a bar of gold through the 
centre, upon a dark-green ground. 
Ancectochilus Lowii (Cheirostylus marmoratus ; Dossinia 
marmorata). This has very robust foliage, of a rich 
dark mottled velvety bronzy-green, marked with 
fine transverse lustrous golden lines. Another 
variety of this differs in being a few shades lighter 
in colour. 
Ancectochilus Lobbianus ( A . latimaculatus). The foliage 
of this is of a rich green, the midrib silvery, and 
the rest of the surface marked with fine transverse 
silvery lines. 
Physurus argenteus (A. argenteus). The leaves green, 
thickly netted with silvery lines. 
Physurus argenteus pictus ( A. argenteus pictus). Green, 
with a wide central silvery bar, and otherwise 
netted with silvery lines. 
The beautiful Cissus marmorea , recently introduced by Messrs. Rollisson from Java, would be a 
most appropriate climber for a house in which these variegated orchids were kept, the shady and still 
atmosphere of such a situation being favourable to the development of the beautiful markings of its 
leaves; and along with the New Holland Pitcher Plant ( Cephalotus follicular is), and the Fly-trap 
(Dionce amuscipula), these form a most interesting group.— Thomas Brown, Tooting Nursery. 
RURAL POESY—THE YALES OE WEVER.* 
By yonder stream, 
Where oak and elm along the bordering mead 
Send forth wild melody from every bough, 
Together let us wander; where the hills, 
Cover’d with fleeces, to the lowing vale ( 
Reply; where tidings of content and peace 
Each echo brings.”— Axenside. 
P OETRY is not among the subjects which it is proposed to treat of in the Garden Companion , but 
Nature-loving poets occasionally give birth to poems which we have no doubt will interest our 
readers. “ The Vales of Wever ” is of such a character, a loco-descriptive poem, whose purpose it is to 
depict some cherished scenes, and in which special allusions to many of the natural history produc¬ 
tions giving those scenes their beauty, and a commentary of running foot-notes, are introduced. Our 
attention has now been drawn to the work by an esteemed botanical correspondent, who writes :— 
“ The accompanying poem is by a very venerable friend of mine, who died last June at the advanced 
age of 80 years. Last Christmas (1850) I had the pleasure of spending a few days with him at his 
residence, Twyford, on the banks of the Trent. He was particularly attached to the study of Botany, 
and his herbarium was rich in specimens of native plants, many of which, though collected upwards of 
sixty years since, were in a beautiful state of preservation. His Mosses and Seaweeds were really 
splendid. I saw him for the last time in the mouth of April last, at the seat of his brother-in-law, Sir 
Francis Darwin, who is the only surviving son of the celebrated Dr. Erasmus Darwin, author of “ The 
Botanic Garden.” These interesting facts form a sufficient warrantry for our entering the realms of 
* The Vales of Wever, a Loco-Descriptive Poem, in three Cantos. By John Gisborne, Esq. Second Edition. London: 
WTiittaker and Co. 1851. 
