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Will you have a five-pound note, or a watch, or a suit of clothes ? ” William did not “ beat about the bush he gave his mind “ right off the reel” for a suit of clothes, saying he and his missus would like to be married, and his idea of happiness was to be possessed for the happy day of a green plush coat, a red plush vest, corduroy trousers, and a white hat. At this point of the story we feel bound to cry “Hooray for William Heap ! ” better known at Middleton as Billie Yep. The gorgeous costume was, of course, provided, and William wore them once as a kind of dress re- hearsal preparatory to being married to his missus. And to complete his “ tog out ” he mounted a bright blue necktie, and finished off below with patent boots. Unlike gentlemen who wear purple and fine linen every day, William carried his old suit with him in a convenient bundle, and in due time appeared as a bird of finest feather on the railway platform of his native town. Alas ! the penalties of notoriety for those who are not used to it ! He was partly lionised and partly mobbed. The pressure of mingled admi- ration, sarcasm, and playful chaff, was too much for his serious head, and he took refuge in a very hos- pitable public-house, hearing, to his dismay, the chorus of the mob, “ Hooray for Billie Yep ! ” And the truth must be told, he came forth a mer- rier and not a wiser man. In fact, he came forth in the careful custody of a guardian of the peace, minus his white hat, his bright blue necktie all awry, and the lustre of the new plush dimmed a little. But fate fashioned a dramatic unity of his adventures. He had to appear before Mr. Justice Barlow, and he pleaded that “them cott’n handkerchers ” had done it, and the tender-hearted magistrate inflicted a fine, and at the same time paid it. Thus the curtain falls on the story of the English Cotton crop, and we re- turn to the grave question : Did it pay ? The story proves that it paid well, ay, a thousandfold. All the actors in the little drama played out their parts, and were satisfied with results, for even Billie was none the worse in the end for his ready refuge from the pressure of public admiration. And when fadding people work out their fads they have their wages and are satisfied. And besides, to judge the case by ma- terial results, Mr. Mendel still possesses a dozen beautiful handkerchiefs manufactured from his own English-grown Cotton. (From the Christmas Number of the Gardeners^ Magazine^ which contains a capital portrait of Mr, Fetch, and also one of “ Billie Yep.”) BULBOUS PLANTS FOR POTS. Foremost in value for pot cultivation are the Japanese Lilies, than which a finer class of plants are not in existence, and if the Rose had not been dubbed the queen of flowers that titular honour must of right have belonged to the Lily, for nothing can be more regal in the floral world than L. auratum, with its stately stems and magnificent blooms, so exquisitely marked and so deliciously scented. Then again there is L. candidum, unrivalled for its snowy white, and the spotless purity of its petals, and the lancifolium section, all of which are chaste and exquisitely beau- tiful in their soft colour and finish. For growing in pots the above-mentioned Lilies are invaluable, and the more so that they can be grown'by any one having only a pit or frame, as all they require is simply shelter, not so much from frost as rain, too much of which saturates the soil, injures the roots, and often causes the bulbs to suffer and rot. To obviate these evils drainage is of the first importance, and to ensure this being free and open the crocks should be carefully placed in the bottom of the pots intended to receive them, and then covered thinly over with moss. This will prevent the soil running or working down among the interstices, and thus ensure a free and quick passage for the water, which then moistens the ball and leaves it sweet and wholesome for the fibres to feed on. In the shifting of Lilies from one pot to another much dexterity and skill are needed in handling, as great damage may soon be done by bruising or breaking the roots, which, when at all advanced, are clear and MT ready to go into a size larger pot. In putting them in it is necessary to keep them low down, so as to leave room for top-dressing when the Lily stems are high, as then they form feeders around the base, and it is a great help to the plants if these have nice sods they can lay hold of to help them in the work of unfolding and perfecting their flowers. The soil that suits Lilies best is very turfy loam and peat in about equal parts, and this mixture should be used some- what rough, and not pressed down over-firm. When potted the proper situation for Lilies is a cold pit or frame, where they can be stood on a hard coal-ash bottom impervious to worms, which, if they get into the pots work sad mischief by getting among the scales and piercing and eating the bulbs. If any danger of these creatures entering is apprehended it is a good plan to stand the pots on slates, as then the way is blocked, and they are effectually shut out. If the soil at the time of potting is moderately moist, as it should be, no water will be required till the young shoots appear, and after that for some time on till growth becomes more active it is necessary to admi- nister it with caution, as the plants take little up till they have a fair length of stem and plenty of leafage. To keep them dwarf and sturdy the lights should be tilted whenever the weather is sufficiently mild and favourable, and on sunny warm days it is advisable to take them off altogether, which will gradually harden the plants and fit them for standing out in the open. This they will safely do by the end of May if a shel- tered situation be chosen, and they have a mat or a few evergreen branches laid on rails above them by night, as frost is apt to nip the young tender tops. If any are wanted early they may be slowly brought on under glass, but Lilies are impatient of heat, and do not bear forcing, although L. auratum will stand more of it than most others, but with warmth they must always have plenty of air, or they become etio- lated and weak. During summer, and up to the period of flowering, Lilies are greatly benefited by liquid manure, which, however, should not be given strong, but clear, weak, and often, as then there is no fear of injuring the deli- cate rootlets, the tips of which soon suffer if they come in contact with powerful stimulants. Next in importance to growing Lilies is the caring for them after they have done blooming— a time when they should be stood out, and have the balls kept just moist by occasional watering till the plants go quietly and naturally to rest, when the stems may be cut away, and the pots turned on their sides till they are taken in for the winter ready for the re-potting again. Next in point of merit to Lilies for pot culture are Gladiolus, which, dropped in among other plants on a stage so as t stand with their heads clear out, are grand and striking, especially those of the gandavensis section, which have tall, noble spikes, and afford great variety in colour. The different varieties of ramosus, though not so showy, are equally useful, as they come in much earlier, have neat, beautifully marked blooms, and are very valuable for cutting, as the spikes, being small, are just the thing for vases, and the flowers continue to open, and last long in water. The bulbs of the first- mentioned being large, and the plants strong, should be potted one in a pot, the most suit- able size being 7-inch, which is quite large enough to hold six of the ramosus kind, and afford the roots plenty of room. The most suitable soil for Gladiolus is one similar to that recommended for Lilies, and in potting it is a good plan to give each bulb a pinch of sand, which helps very materially in keeping them in a sound, healthy condition. February or March is quite time enough to pot the late flowering sorts, but the early kinds should be potted at once and stood in a cold frame where they can come slowly on. Tritonia aurea is quite unique in its way, and con- trasts well with the brilliant Gladiolus, with which it helps to make a fine show in the autumn. To have fine pots of this Tritonia store pots should be at once shaken out and the largest bulbs selected, a dozen or so of which will be enough to place in an 8-inch pot, and about half that number in one that is smaller. The same treatment that is requisite Why many fail with these is in giving them heat, which they will not stand, and, therefore, any attempt at forcing is sure to bring them up weak and spoil them for blooming. Where they do best is on shelves at the back of pits, or in houses where they can be stood up near the glass and have plenty of air, and when growing freely or flowering they require plenty of water and an occasional soaking of liquid manure. Lachenalias require a light, rich, sandy soil, and to be kept growing on for a time after they have done blooming, that the bulbs may reach their full size, when they should be allowed to ripen off gradually, and then kept dry till the autumn —a season when they need re-potting again. J. Y. CLYFFE HALL, WILTS, Clyffe Hall, Market Lavington, Wilts, the residence of the Hon. Mrs. Hay, is a small but very pleasant and conveniently situated estate, lying some six miles from Devizes, and near to what was once the thriving town of Market Lavington, so called as being a market centre, and to distinguish it from West Lavington. Market Lavington is not so im- portant a place as it was formerly, but it is large enough to almost rank as a small town, and not a great distance from the commencement in that district of the famed Salisbury Plain. The house is close to the road from Devizes to Lavington, and there is a belt of fine trees screening it from the highway. The mansion belongs to the Radnor family, and it bears date about 1750. It is a good square building of the Italian order of architec- ture, and stands in somewhat restricted though pleasant pleasure grounds. The gardens, gardener’s residence, and homestead, are all contiguous ; and Mr. James Lye, the well-known Fuchsia raiser and ex- hibitor, is both gardener and steward. In the grounds are very fine examples of Limes, Beech, Scotch Fir, Oak, and Elm, the last two very fine ; Horse Chest- nut, &c. A portion of the park, perhaps the best part of it, is situated on the other side of the public highroad from the mansion, close to the Manor House, which is in the occupation of the Right Hon. E. P. Bouverie. The pleasure-grounds are small, but there are a few good coniferous plants dotted about on the lawns, also a fine specimen or two of the evergreen Oak. On the left of the drive is a raised border agains t one of the walls of the kitchen garden, containing a good assortment of hardy plants and annuals, of a bright and effeclive character. Behind the plants is a line of trained Plum and other fruit trees. There is an old-fashioned flower garden in front of the mansion, which Mr. Lye keeps very gay with bedding plants ; and there are pretty creeping and other plants against the verandah to the house. It is a charming spot, quiet, secluded, and peaceful, full of the beauties of the country which abound on every hand. The kitchen garden is on the right of the mansion, and is enclosed with walls on the east, south, and west sides ; buildings on the homestead making up the northern boundary line. Pears, Plums, Cherries, and Apricots, do well on the walls, but not Peaches and Nectarines. There is a small Peach-house in which some good fruit is produced ; and a good lean-to plant-house, in which Mr. Lye grows his fine specimen Fuchsias, Petunias, zonal Pelargoniums, &c. The kitchen garden is well cultivated, and good crops of several kinds of vegetables are found therein. As a raiser and cultivator of Potatos, Mr. Lye is already known, his Favourite and Wiltshire Snowflake being leading exhibition kinds ; the last named is an excel- lent main-crop variety of the Victoria type. Several seedlings are being grown, and they are of a decidedly promising character ; one, named Paragon, the result of a cross between Peach Blow and Red Emperor, is a round variety, with a red skin banded with white, handsome in appearance, early, of a dwarf habit of growth, and a good cropper. Wiltshire Giant is a fine looking red kidney, raised between Bountiful and Late Rose, but with the rich colour of the former parent, white flesh, large, good cropper and quality. 01 23 4 56789 10 Missouri Botanical cm copyright reserved garden nearly all their family, and but for the severity of the weather the third generation of grandchildren could also have been numerously represented. One of their sons journeyed from Gothenburg, in Sweden, to be present, and in presenting a handsome timepiece, the gift of the family, their eldest son, Mr. Peter Loney, Jun., from Marchmont, made a few appro- priate remarks, expressing congratulations for the present happiness, and good wishes for the future welfare, of the couple now enjoying the jubilee of their married life. Mr. Peter Loney, Sen., who has been gardener at Fingask for the last forty-four years, is widely known in the Carse of Gowrie dis- trict for his urbanity of manner to all visitors to the gardens and grounds, which were laid out by the late Sir Patrick Murray Thriepland in the ancient style, which Mr. Loney, from his activity and zeal, is still enabled, through the trustees for the young heir to the estate, to maintain in all their pristine beauty. Those employed in the gardens raised a large bonfire in honour of the aged and respected couple. Ceylon Products. — “Cingalese ” writes : — “ Coffee crops here are smaller than ever, but Cin- chona is paying well, and Cacao will soon pay still better. Tea will soon be a very good export from Ceylon ; indeed, I believe Ceylon Tea to be the best in the world. An immense acreage is being planted, so that in spke of Hemileia there is a bright future for this country.” The Weather. — General remarks on the temperature, rainfall, and duration of bright sunshine, for agricultural and sanitary purposes, during the week ending Dec. i8, issued by the Meteorological Office, London The weather has been generally fine in the north of Scotland and moderately so in Ireland, but gloomy in all other parts of the country. In many places fog or mist has prevailed, and in the south-west of England some heavy falls of rain have been ex- perienced. The temperature has varied greatly in different districts and on different days, but, on the whole, has been below the mean in all districts except “England, S.” In England the thermometer was lowest on the first day of the period, when it fell to lo® in the Midland Counties and from 15° to 20® elsewhere. Over Ireland and Scotland the minima were registered on the 15th, in the former country they varied from 10® to 13®, while in Scotland the un- usually low point of 6° was reached. During the latter part of the 15th the temperature rose very rapidly in the northern and western parts of the king- dom, and for the last few days of the period maxima varying from 46® to 49® were recorded in Scotland, while in most parts of England and in Ireland the thermometer rose to between 49® and 52®. The rainfall has been more than the mean in “ Scot- land, E.” and “England, S.W.,” but less in all other districts. Bright sunshine has been exceedingly de- ficient at nearly all stations. In “ Ireland, S.” 21 percent, has been recorded, and in “Scotland, E.” 18 per cent., but elsewhere the percentages ranged from 8 in “ Scotland, W.” to o in “ England, N.E.” Depressions observed : — Pressure during this period was generally highest over Scandinavia and lowest in the south-west and western parts of our area. Several depressions approached our west and south-west coasts, but none of importance travelled across our islands. The wind was consequently south-easterly or easterly in direction, and occasionally blew freshly or strongly in the extreme west and south-west. Over central and south-easterly Englane the wind was very light and at times sank to a calm. On the north and east coast of Scotland a fresh south-easterly gale was ex- perienced for a few hours on the 17th. Gardening Appointments. — Mr. H. Birch, for five years Foreman to Mr. Barham, at Croxteth Hall, Liverpool, as Gardener to Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, at Waddesden Manor, Bucks. — Mr. James Taylor, late Foreman to Mr. Denning, at Londesborough Lodge, Norbiton, as Gardener to the Duchess of Montrose, at Sefton Lodge, Newmarket. began to decline, in consequence of the secession from the Union of the Southern States. In less than a year the supply had ceased, and Lancashire operatives were reduced to terrible straits. The public mind was thereby quickened on the subject of Cotton culti- vation, and the discovery of substitutes for Cotton. It may be said that, as regards the proposed cultiva- tion, as well as the desiderated substitute, we are now in precisely the same position ' as in the days immediately antecedent to the Cotton famine. We do not feed the Lancashire mills with home-grown Cotton, and we have not discovered a substitute for this peculiarly cheap and useful fibre. But for all that, some pretty crops of Cotton have been grown in this country, and the matter is of sufficient interest to justify a brief discourse in the way of narrative. The latest experiment in Cotton cultivation was successful in every respect. The English-grown Cotton was ,of the very finest quality, and instead of being consigned to a glass case, with a label attached, to perish amid dust and be soon forgotten, it was consigned to a manufacturer eminent in the Cotton world. Thence it passed through , certain needful stages of applied industl>y, and came forth as a manu- factured article adapted for the common wants of mankind. The question will occur as a common pendant to this statement. Did it pay? Well, we may as well say at once that it did pay ; but it may be well to add a word on that part of the subject when we have told the simple story we have now in mind. In the year 1879 Mr. Sam Mendel was enjoying rural felicity in his princely residence, Manley Hall, near Manchester. His gardens were then as famous as any in the country, and his head gardener, Mr. J. R. Fetch, being in his full confidence, and having ample horticultural resources at command, was not the man to be alarmed at a proposal to grow a crop of Cotton. Through an accident that is of no con- sequence whatever, Mr. Mendel became possessed of a fine pod of Sea Island Cotton, and he thought it a pity to lose the opportunity thus afforded for a bit of toy gardening, such as we are given to exalt by describing it as an experiment. Unfolding his views to Mr. Fetch, the determination was arrived at to raise a crop of Cotton from this particular pod. It was the gardener’s duty to carry the proposal into practice, and it was no less his delight to embark in the “ fad” and hope thereby to gratify Mr. Mendel. The seed was sown, the plants soon appeared, and having all they needed of heat, moisture, and a kindly soil, they soon became giants of their kind, and made showy specimens in lo-inch pots. The finishing touch in the way of cultivation was given by ranging them in a^span-roof Melon-house, and training them to the wires. The result was an abundant bloom and a fine crop, the quality of the Cotton being perfect, and its total weight 12 oz. Then came the dread question. What will he do with it? But this question troubled the gardener much more than the proprietor, who perhaps by that time had forgotten that he was the owner of a thriving Cotton plantation, and that his manager had harvested a crop that may be described as the finest ever seen. What will he do with it ? Fetch was in the position of the artist as described by Margaret Fuller ; “ If he but sees the half that he must do. Well may he shade his eyes from the far-reaching view.” But a man of business does not waste his days in dreaming because, forsooth, he has lost his sleep through restless cogitations. Mr. Fetch carried his twelve ounces of home-grown Cotton to Mr. Charles Ashworth, who knows all about Cotton, and he said if he could have twelve tons or even twelve hundred- weight of such quality he would be able to surprise the world with something unique in the way of manu- facture. But twelve ounces, ha ! But the practical planter was as ready with his wit now as with his hands aforetime, and mildly muttered “ pocket hand- kerchiefs.” The manufacturer being made of inflam- mable stuff, and the word uttered being full of fire, there followed a moral conflagration. When the But cotton yarn is not a cotton cloth, and the best intentions will not pave any place with cotton hand- kerchiefs. There still hung in the sky where this Cotton was concealed the perplexing question. What will he do with it? This question came home to Fetch once more, and after another restless night a flash of inspiration directed all his thoughts to Middle- ton. You may not know the place that bears so ambiguous a name. There is a Middleburg in the heart of Zeeland, and a Middlesex somewhere in the suburbs of London ; and as for a Middleton, you may find it anywhere in some form all over the world. But this Middleton is a sort of suburb of Manchester, inhabited for the most part by a very peculiar race, who live at the loom and see nothing but work, work, looming in the ftiture. They are usually regarded as descendants of the persecuted Frotestant artisans who fled to this country to save their necks from the halter and their children from infamy, in days when the kings of France and Spain were defenders of the faith under the immediate patronage of the devil. They may be of the Huguenot race, and they may not be. They are industrious, peaceable, given to fads and fancies ; lovers of flowers, pigeons, dogs, rabbits, and singing birds ; their sense of humour is local and exclusive : to the casual man of the world they appear bigoted and serious beyond all other example. But in Middleton the textile, as distin- guished from Middleton the stony, or Middleton the muddy, there may be found talent in weaving, and to Middleton the textile did Fetch, the Cotton planter, go. And who should he go to but to Mr. Samuel Barlow, J.F., a master of the dialect, a master of the arts and industries, and a trusted gentleman, respected all around, a proper referee on any proper subject. And so the cotton crop was carried to Stake Hill, and Mr. Barlow became involved in the responsibili- ties, and heard a voice that said, “What v/ill he do with it ? ” Then came a flash of inspiration to the new bearer of the new burden. Said Mr. Barlow, “ I know of but one man in the world who can work up this 12-0Z. parcel of English-grown Cotton. That man is William Heap, a silk weaver, ingenious beyond the average, and as serious and trustful as all around. We will have William here, and hear what he has to say about it.” And William came ; an earnest, quiet, serious man, with a touch of suppressed humour that pervaded not his face only, but his whole frame from top to toe. Said Mr. Barlow to the sweet William, “ I have a job here that I think is full of difficulty. Here are twelve ounces of English-grown Cotton of remarkably fine quality, and we must make something of it, William. Now, if you cannot do it, I think no man in England can ; what do you say to try, William ?” The serious weaver was more apt with threads than words, and he replied — “That is reight, master ; I’ll try my hand, but I’ll know fust what arm to do.” The business was explained, and a handkerchief of a special make was procured, and the good old weaver set to work. But the job perplexed him, as it might any man who had for half a century fingered silk only, going round and round in a groove like a mill-horse darkened by blinkers. Yes, he, too, had his nights of tossing and his days of woe, and the voice cried in his ears, “ What will he do with it ? ” But he made the handkerchiefs, and they were as like the pattern as if an inspired Chinaman had been entrusted with the job. Mr. Mendel’s monogram was cleverly worked in by the weaver : not a thread was employed that did not belong to the original parcel, and the bleaching and finishing were generously superintended by Mr. Barlow. And when all was done there remained some small samples of the same Cotton in the pod, in the cop, and in a partly manufactured state for museum pur- poses, while a box of tasteful design was prepared to receive the handkerchiefs. Of their production up to this time Mr. Mendel knew nothing ; but when he entered his breakfast-room on his birthday the box was on the table, and great was his delight to be thus Botanical cm copyright reserved garden 01 23 4 56789 10 Missouri Botanical cm copyright reserved garden Botanical cm copyright reserved garden * ' — r V. // ^ \ 7^ ^ y^ ^ ^ -\ ■'^ I mil 1 mrwmiwiiMMtw-iililWWM' „ . ?>7"’v * . --% / mg copyright reserved iij — 0 1 s >3 4 5 6 ; ^ g g -|Q Missou R I BOTAN ICAL cm cop »yright reserved garden ESeliiiioeaetuii lileoloi* Oaleottl. CPI- 250 i:-- La plante, que j’ai decrite d’apres un bel exemplaire de la collection de feu Mr. Fennel, a ete introduite du Mdxique par Mr. Galeotti, qui lui a donne le nom de bicolor, probablement pour designer la disposition sin- guliere des couleurs de la fleiir. File est encore tres r^re dans les collections. La tige est d’une forme assez regulierement pyramidale, un peu deprimee au sommet; sa couleur est d’un vert fonce. File a 8 cotes un pen comprimees et cornme divisees en tubercules par des sillons transversaux entre les ar^oles. Les interstices des angles sont larges , profonds et anguleux. Les areoles se trouvent sur le sommet des tubercules, elles sont allongees en baut et garnies de laine blanche. Le nombre et la position des aiguillons sont tres variables, cependant il me parait, qu’a Fetat regulier & complet il y a 9 aiguillons exterieurs, fort etales, de forme aciculaire, assez roides, de couleur pourpree en naissant, plus tard blancs. Au centre je remarque dans les areoles les plus developpees 4 aiguillons, dont le superieur est un peu aplati , de substance presque foliacee, sem- blable a celui de FFch. phy 11 acanthus; les 2 aiguillons suivans sont roides, eriges aux deux c6tes du premier, le quatrieme, qui est le plus long et le plus fort, occupe le centre de Fareole; il est legerement courbe. Je regrette de iFavoir pas ete a m^me d’observer la fleur de cette espece, etant alors absent de Cassel. Ainsi je n’en saurais rien dire de particulier; seulement je suppose, que les couleurs du tube et de la corolle (en general tres exactes dans les dessins du peintre, qui Fa coloriee d’apres nature) sont un peu trop marquees, et que probablement il y aura un passage moins brusque entre le vert clair du tube et le pourpre noir^tre des feuilles peri- goniales externes. deiiinocactu^ liicoloi% (Taf. XXV’O Echinocactus bicolor Galeotti mss. E. pyramidalis 5 saturate viridis, 8 -angularis ; sulcis profundis, latis, angulads; costis compressis, sulcis trans- versis in tuberculos singulos approximatos divisis^ areolis approximatis , superne in sulcum continuatis, albido-lanatis ; aculeis exterioribus 9 patentibus, nascentibus purpureis, dein albis, acicularibus , rigidiusculis 5 interioribus 4, summo piano, fdliaceo, 2 adstantibus erectis, rigidis, centrali validissimo, longissimo, piano. Habitat in republic a mexicana. Dieser in den Sammlungen Deutschlands noch sehr seltene Echinocactus ist von Herrn Galeotti aus Mexiko eingefiihrt worden, und das schone Exemplar, nach welchem ich die obige Diagnose entworfen, kam im Garten des v^rstorbenen Hrn. N. Fennel zur Bliithe, leider zu einer Zeit, wo ich nicht in Kassel anwesend war, und daher iiber i die Bliithe nur nach der damals entnommenen Zeichnung berichten kann. Der Stamm ist ziemlich regelmassig pyramidenfdrmig , nach oben etwas abgestumpft, dunkelgriin. Seine 8 etwas zusammengedriickten, durch Ouerfurchen gleichsam in einzelne flocker getheilten Kanten sind durch breite, tiefe, winklige Langsfurchen getrennt, und tragen ziemlich nahestehende, nach oben in eine Furche verlangerte, weiss- lich-wollige Areolen. Aus diesen gehen verschiedene Stacheln hervor, deren Normalzahl und Stellung folgende zu sein scheint, obwohl haufige Abweichungen zu bemerken sind. Im Umkreise befinden sich etwa 9 nadelformige, aus- gebreitete Stacheln, die beiin Hervorkommen purpurroth, spater weiss. sind. Zentralstacheln finden sich an den voll- standigsten Biindeln 4, von denen der oberste etwas plattgedriickt, fast blattartig ist, die beiden ihm zur Seite stehen- den aufgerichtet und steif, der unterste der langste, starkste und ebenfalls etwas platt ist. 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