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i shruobery In between contain magnola holles and
fruiting trees and shrubs
Inc llerDarlun and libraries occupy the old palace
OF the Kings of Hanover near the main entrance. In
ieof Dr. bromield bequeathed to the gardens his
library and collection OF European plants About the
same ume George Bentham gave his extensive herb
arlun and library, the formation Of which occupied
thry-hVe years Of his life. Since 1855 specimens
nave been added at the rate of 10000 to 100000 a
year. which have made this herOarium and library
uniivslled in the world
a school for gardeners, with a course of three
years In practical and theoretical work. is not the
least OF the equipments at this gafden. Besides the
annual reports maps and The Kew Bulletin" which
contains fund of information, there published
with Illustrations figures of new and plants, pro-
vided for by the Iiberalty Of George Bcntham, and
The Botanical Magazine" in its 11Tth year,
which gives colored figures Of noteworthy
species suitable for the greenhouse or flower garden.
Although no meetings Of the New-York Botanical
Garer corporaors have been held since last May yet
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being connected by picturesque bridges, will add much
to the beauty OF the place 1t Is safe to say that New
York has the finest site for botanical garden Of
city in the world, and only remains for us to raise
the funds in order to develop this park Into
the most beautiful garden in the world
When the Park Commissioners surveyed Bronx Park
few years ago they spoke In the highest terms OF its
great beauty. The following is extract from their
report: II would lie difficult and probably impOss
bic in the State of New-York TO find within equal
space tract Of such beauty, rivang. II not In
broad expanded views, certainly in picturesque lowell
ness some Of the most romantic In the Adiron
dack region. Though less than hafhours drive from
the Harlem River, there few in the city Of New
York who are aware OF It's peculiar fitness for public
park and It's charms OF scenery. That such spot
should exist in its original state In its native Witness
so wholly unknown and unsupported, may well awaken
rca
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the Manhattan A. c., is another. The struggle on
the goal line needs good deal Of manoeuvring and
fine playing, and resembles In q sense the tussle Of
the fullback to find an opening in the opposing line
Of a football game. The size Of the tanks in meas
ure prevents really brilliant individual playing, yet
the team work even in small space is really re-
marlable at times. Strategic passing and schooling
OF the players is necessary in good playing team.
There is abundant opportunity for strategic playing,
such as sinking to the bottom Of the tank and SWIM
ming under the surface to the opponents goal, OF
course, II the opposing players tackle the swimmer
while he is thus under the water, the strategis finds
himself In no pleasing position.
"Of course to be water polo strategst must be
q clever swimmer said W. C. Johnson. "Thc athlete
who has not learned TO swim has neglected OF the
most important and may add the most delightful
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metropolis however. in which New-York is sadly de-
fcient if entirely lacking. and that is botanical!
Garden. The effort TO establish garden Of this kind
which made last spring was step in the right
direction, but the enactment of law incorporating
botanical garden society and giving it the power TO
raise 100000 to carry ont its plans for the benefit
Of the community is long way from having the
garden in reality. The sum required by the act is
large one cannot be raised without general support
and public interest. When all the leading capitals and
many of the smaller cities Of Europe have their
botanical gardens, and when santiago, in far of
ChRi. has a garden for plants that ranks well with
those Of Europe New ork cannot afford lag in this
most important and cviliziDg feature OF metropolis
Berlin has two botanical gardens. From the larger
garden 100 institutions of learning including 100 com
mon schools supplied with o. illustration
requiring 100000 Aowers and plants which must be
collected arranged in bundles and sent TO the schools
Each form OF flower described by the teacher must be
Illustrated by living specimen placed in the hand of
every member of his class. IN all other German
towns there botanical gardens for furnishing the
means OF instruction in this science
In Heidelberg n new and handsome garden, With
glass houses, hotbeds, etc, is laid out. In addition
to this the forest trees in the castle yard have been
provided with labels. giving the I'm German and
Latin and the place whence they came, that the
most careless observer may pick up some useful in
formation with scarcely effort.
The botanical Garden OF Edinburgh was founded in
1870 by sir Andrew bafour II is situated in Inner
leith Row and occupies twentyseven of land 1t
is provided with number of class-rooms the largest
Of which will seat 500 students, with arrangements for
showing living specimens in pots, dried specimens
from the herbarium large drawings and minute
structures under microscopes. class herbarium,
Illustrating genera and species, arranged according to
natural order, is kept in the for consultation The
Botanical Garden the Jardin des Plantes of Paris
covers seventyve acres of ground in the east end
the city and or the left unf or ne sene Lectures
botany. to which the public admitted given
in hail With seating capacity of 1900.
Probably the best and most efficient botanical garden
in the world however, is the famous Kew Garden near
London. England, after which the proposed botanical
garden Of NewYork will be to large extent modelled.
The unrivalled supremacy of Kew is due to its ad-
uinisraton strictly scientific principles during the
last fifty years Its administration is unhampered by
any political considerations it's officers hold places for
life, during the satisfactory performance of their
duties, and provision is made for their retirement and
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larged BY George III. In 1910 the gardens made
National establishment annexed to the old deer park
and pleasure grounds now the arbOretum and thrown
open as a public park In 1s41 Sir William Hooker
became director and II is from this Tune that ule
scientific prestige Of Kew Gardens dates.
The gardens proper arc devoted to greenhouses
museums and paiterre beds. Inc famous pan,-"ou
ocupe IN, place of honor and IS probably the largest
Structure a az kind In the world. 1t is devoted TO
palms. bamboos. bananas and other forms OF tropical
vegetation There ere fifteen other glass houses some
Occupied by ferns eters filed with Orchids Degohias
ard economic plants willie Is devoted entrey 10
water lilies and contains the famous victoria hegia'
The gorgeous native OF the Amazon
In the museums are specimens Of woods
fruits. drugs ard various other vegetable prod
ucts used in the arts and manuIaclur'S.
The rock garden Is built along winding path Deiow
the general level OF the grounds, well shaded ana
damn pI,nted with high dropping shrubs above ana
with mountain plants among the rocks ana DOGGY
ground below AT the base. Cardinal MOVERS Deus Vi
ferns and cushions Of wild thyme make thls one vi
the most attractive spots I'm the garden. Two Po'S
Of ground are devoted 10 botanical lnsuucuon ono
known Is the students garden" the Quiet "S ""e
herJaceous ground IN the tne local nora arc
Illustrated BY living plants the latter Deing PihnV'o
10 long parallel beds in botanic sequence, coh'"h'e
such plants from all countries viii grow IN Now
In addition 10 this there is a large openhf unA io'
aquatcs.
The arboretum is the most natural part on INC
garden, and here may be found oaks, ems DeccheS
and hawthorn which may be relics Of the aboriginal
forest which covered this part Of England Avenues
are planted with horse-chestnuts, hckores wamu's,
naples indens, spruoes frs and larches while masSes
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pension after certain number Of years of service.
They thus unimpeded in their scientific researches,
and the signal success Of the garden a means Of
popular education and research demonstrates that this
Is the only plan TO be considered in similar establish
ment 10 New-YOrk
Kew Gardens are situated the south bank of the
Thames. six miles west Of Hyde Park Corner and they
run for mile along the Thames and three quarters Of
a mile along Richmond Road, with average width
Of half mile between. The Botanic Garden proper
occupies sxyn acres, and the arboreum 178 acres
Of land or 247 acres In all.
The public gardens Of Kew originated in the exotic
garden of Lord Capel in 1859, which purchased by
tie Prince Of Wales son of George II. and greatly
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tensve travel for which he has neither the leisure nor
MEANS and how much this recreation Is enjoyed BY all
Ier Of PERSONS Who visited The Kew gardens in 1880
was over 100000, or about onefourth OF the enure
Nathaniel L. Britton professor of chemistry IN
Columbia College said to Tribune res4Tter nnbs
spirit in this metropolis make it reasonably certain
that should have, sooner or later, public DOthnic
garden Of the highest class The sole question at
s ssfsSsn@en walt aHS'sF snend have
Is needed in the interest Of American science as
nucleus and centre for tho collection the cultivation
S Se ' Continent and or the gathering exhibition and
study Of the floral treasures OF other lands. 1t would
Of perennial instruction and delight 70 all classes of our
people. All who may have visited the botanical gar
den at Kew des ah ~
garden is near great metropolis Such gardens are
not only beautiful to the eye and sense and eevatlne
to the mind but they preserve perpetuae, accmatlre
and distribute medicinal herbs useful and beautiful
and shrubs grains for the sustenanee OF man and
gums and juices to alleviate and cure disease
ernment but they were begun by private individuals:
England has no single enterprise that adds more to her
scientific emnence and at the same time ministers so
much to the instruction and delight Oh every CLASS OF
the people Dow. oro,s ,.m,r.,s ,,,,t,o. for botan
city has prvteetiae aber, feit le sod diversified
BY owying and CHER land. and the Bronx River run
ming through it to furnish the requisite water n pro
fusion In natural beauty it is the very paradise OF
ali possible sites in the neghborhood Of New York, the
very best that could be found fr the purposes Of
great botanical garden and arboretun. More spacious
than Kew It also far surpasses Kew in fertility, in
variety Of soil and in % l. and 6tI IN so cGs s
in natural beauty. great difficulty at Kew IS the
chaky soil, which does not admit of the highest cnltiya
lion. Besides having the richest possible soil; the
That the garden will be both sides Of the stream and
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regulation Association football not less thah "'u
not than inches in diameter; the goals 10 DO "a
boards about feet long and IL inches wide marked
goal' in large letters to be placed at each Gnu
of the tank, about IS inches above the water nno'
To score goal the board must be touched by the pan
in the hand OF opposing player, and the greatest
number OF goals counts game. The teams shall DO
composed Of six players each, with one reserve man.
who can take the place Of one Of his team In case OF
disablemen and receive the prize II on the winning
side The time in which to play is 20 minutes III
minutes for each half and five minutes rest between
time.
The captains must be playing members of the teams
they represent, and shall toss for choice OF ENDS OF
tank The ends changed at half time. The
game is started by the referee Mt the sound OF
whistle, at which timc the ball is TO be thrown into
the centre Of the tank. The ball going out OF tank
must be thrown In centre opposite where it crossed
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WHY THE MULE BROKE.
THE JUDGES DECLARED THE RACE OFF AND
SPOILED ONE MANS SCHEME.

SPOILED ONE MANS SCHEME.
In Nashville Tenn, Just after the close Of the war.
there were matinees every Saturday hafmile
track and many dollars changed hands ut the races,
which were trotted over the track. There were any
number Of queer characters in the city at the time One
of the shrewdest of the lot will call Captain Cutter
lie believer in eternal vigilance, If yol want
good thing. Another character, whom we will call
Blobson had mule that could beat any mule In the
State to harness when well handled, but when driven
by BlobsOn was invariably beaten, as Blobson would
get ratified and 20 all to pieces at the critical point
I'm q race Captain Cutter knew this from experience,
and chaffed BlobsOn about his ability as driver,
finally making him an of r 10 match q mule that he
owned with BobsOn's his mule 30 harness and
Dlobson's 10 saddle, with the proviso that Blob
son should ride his mule The match was made,
and each man posted 800. The friends OF Blobson
told him that it was the best thing they saw. and
only hoped they would get some betting against his
mule They told him, however, to keep cool, and no
matter what Captain Cutter did with his mule to trot
the whole way. and he would win sure. He said.
All right. l won't get ratified you can bet on that
The day OF the race, BLOSSOMS friends were sur
psed 10 get good betting CGptain Cutter's ''"rdS
were there In force. The judges were appointed,
the mules scored for the word and were sent away
head and head. BLOSSOMS mule tOOa tine led. and
Going down the bacSstretch OF the second hall
four lengths in front, going easily around
tho last turn. Captain Cutter sent his mule
into a run, and gained rapidly on Blobson,
1rbo seemed 10 have the in hand. When they
sraghtened for home to the dsmay of the hackers Of
plobson's mite, he broke into wild run, and never
struck trot until after he had passed the wire at the
end of another halfme. Captain Gutter claimed the
race When Bobson dismounted his friends berated
him for losing the lie was called into the judges
stand 10 explain which he did In the following
II any of you pums think You can hold mule down
10 trot with Captain Cutters sulky wheel up agn the
mules headquarters. You win my money. mule aud
all , A., -. "a, nm. .,, ,,.A
wrangllng, peace was restored IL was Cutters plan
e. a. iust as he did, TO run into BLOSSOMS mule Il
ored 10 charm, but the judges spoiled the scheme.
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those interested in the undertaking have been devils
Ing plans and means for bringing the project before
the public and will hold a meeting for the per
fecting OF their plans. One Of the prime movers in
this botanical garden and who has devoted large
share OF his time and attention for Its furherance is
exCmef Justice Charles 7. DAILY. Mr.. Daily has
formed plans for the garden during the summer and
Will bring them before the corporation for their
Sderation they meet. Speaking on this
subject to a Tribune reporter, Mr.. DAILY said:
"In every country in Europe and in nearly every
town in France, Germany and Holland there is a
botanic garden, while in North America, with popu-
lation OF 99,000000, over 10000 900 Of which in
the United States. there very few botanic gardens
worthy Of the name; OF these established in
st. Louis by the late Mr. Shaw. Not only in Europe,
but in countries where nature is exceptionally prolific
both in the abundance and in the variety of Its vegea-
BILE products such gardens regarded necessary
and have been established in Mexico, In Brazil, in
Sumatra and In Borneo. Are so favored to make
them unnecessary in North American
"H you travel from Montreal to Washington you
pass millions Of acres Of land once most productive,
but which now produces nothing the forests having
been devastated In the nest reckless way; swamps
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GRAND CENTRAL HOUSE. NO 4, AT DUBLIN.
much stress cannot be laid upon It, The people who
live by their daily labor constitute tile greater p.t
of the community and their contentment with their
lot is Of the highest importance to the maintenance
of public order. It is especially at this period
when We hear so much about the conflict between
capital and labor OF the hostility to the building up
OF colossal fortunes and the keeping and transmitting
OF them to pOstehty without doing any good for the
public. The ANARCHIST complains loudly OF the
remedy which he advocates an appeal to force to rec
tify It, the antidoe to which is the willingness of the
rich to devote portion OF their wealth TO what may
promote the welfare and add to the enjoyment Of their
less fortunate fellow citizens.
would accomplish a great deal In this way The
poorest enjoy what 1t offers rs much as the
richest He sees there what is brought together from
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HERBARIUM IN KEW GARDEN.

The first of these points cannot be too strongly
dwelt upon. We depend upon the vegetable kingdom for
the food Of and Of animals for the wood devoted
to such q variety Of uses and employed in so many
handcrafts for the textile fairies that are required
for clothing and other purposes, and for the plants
upon which we depend largely for the cure of DIS
cases. Whatever therefore, tends 10 preserve 1t, To
increase It's products and their adaptation to the
OF mankind is Of the highest utility and IL is for this
service that botanical gardens are required.
"There is not u plant that grows that has not its
use for man, If he discover it, and it is 10 such
discoveries the past that largely present
civilization and the benefits which Il confsIs. We
are indebted TO the monks Of the Middle Ages not only
for the preservation but also for the knowledge Of
the uses of many OF the important plants upon which
we now depend for food and for other things. At
tached to each monastery a farm, and generally
a large one, IN which ALL from the abbot downward,
performed the manual labor requisite for It's cultivation
by which the monks maintained their bodies In health
and produced not only what was necessary for their
own support but what enabled them from their
abundance TO be liberal to the poor. refer 10 the
orders then largely distributed over Europe
that connected land cultivation with the re-
liglous life, such as the Cistercans, Carthu-
slams and Others whom not only their own age but
poserity Is deeply Indebted.
When was a boy the population OF the earth was
computed 10 be 7OO000,oO0. 1t is now estimated at
zg7 600 600 and the statistcians say that If 1t
should increase hereafter the rate that ii has
since the time Of Marlborough Ii will be In 1s2 years
from now nearly 6,O0O,O00OO0. one hundred and
eighty two years is comparatively short period In the
history OF mankind, and the question arises whether
One earth ut the expiration Of that time will DE able
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instance will take their position at the north end OF
the tank and their opponents, the blacks, will line up
at the south end.
The referee stands in the centre holding the ball.
waiting signal from the respective captains When
all is ready the referee yes Col" the ball Is thrown
into the centre of the tank and then there Is Wild
smashing as the teams dive headforemost into the
water. 1t is generally arranged that tine centre
rshers are the fastest swimmers OF the teams, and
thev OF course make for the ball with all possible
speed Then tho game is similar In its play to the
average football match As general thing the centre
rush. as soon lie gets the ball. snaps 1t back 10 half
back while the two side rushers keep on, possible,
toward their opponents goal The ishers OF the side
falling 10 get the ball past the goal try to block the
halfbaek OF the enemy. The scrimmage In the centre
OF the tank is OF course, remarkable. and to spec
ator Il looks as n all the swimmers were using every
effort to drown the poor fellow who has the ball In his
possession
Here Is q synopsis Of some of the striking rules
under which the game Ia played. The ball must DO
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and sandy places now take the place OF trees. This
will be meDded in the of time. The exhausted
soil Of the United States will and the forests
where they have been wantony destroyed will be re-
planted and the population increases the resources
Of the country will be more carefully husbanded and
it is for that work that botanical gardens so neces
sary but not only forests destroyed but the most
useful species plants perish from neglect. wanton
destruction, climatic changes and other causes.
cone or two Illustrations will show this. The
cinchona tree from which get quinine was found
in Peru only and from the great demand for it the
trees we're wantony destroyed and there serious
apprehension of IT'S total extinction in short time.
DR.. Hooker, of Kew induced Clements NJ. Markham
to go to Peru aud study the climatic conditions es-
sential to the growth of the tree, that it might be
transplanted to other parts of the earth where the
same favorable conditions exist. Mr. Markham care
fully studied the subject and brought back with him
a number of young trees, which were carefully nursed
at Kew. 1t then determined that a certain part
of India would be favorable and the trees were sent
there and planted The experiment proved successful
and there are now 100000 of these trees growing
in India. In the same way ipecacuanha saved
from perishins by finding new home for it in singa
pore.
"The coffee plant In India suffered from the fungoid
pest and in the West Indies from the vOlua fly. 1t
was found by experiments at Kew that 1t could be
grown in Liberia free from those pests and the
Iiberan coffee is prominent article of com
merce
"The necessity Of botanical garden in New-Yorl
City may be presented from two polrts of view: Its
scientific importance and utility for the development
Improvement and preservation of the vegetable king
dom its value aS a place Of recreation and instruc
ton for all classes of tire people and especially for
the working classes who have little leisure for rec
reaton and whose means do admit their induglng
in much expense.