Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-15


any part Of the giS,i, lying with ser.
Gus purpose for SCI. ~ plants II not re.
fused. At the time ui my visit applca.
tons laid upon the oufator's desk from
Oregon, Texas and British COLUMBIA, In
America; from English shlFcs. from South
Africn, Ceylon, India aud Guatemala All
were TO be served with equal attention
This Characteristic Of Kew gives the whole
world an Interest In its resources. pro-
fcicncy md increased powers for inter.
change Of botanic knowledge and aid
Nothing Il too trining TO receive Kc,v's
candid attention. II Is n matter Of record
that debate has been gravely held. opin.
Ions even have been formed and reported
npon such matters ~ u South African cane.
which some gentlemen In those distant
parts thought adapted for fishing roi..
upon tic values of West African palm ker.
ntls rs material for coat buttons. aud upon
nplthy stem which the government VI "a
West Indies island believed suitable for
razor Hrops"
Kew u now training young men 10 fill
botanic situations IN tie colonies. In.
struc,lon Il given In principles ~ scientific
botany, anil the general conditions govern.
Ing horticulture under differing conditions
aud circumstance. In the end Kew l. ~.
paid. Nearly all these men. becoming
emigrnnts, remain enthusiastic CORE.
spondcnts with aud contributors 10 the
stores Of the Royal Gardens. Mr.. Thl,,lton
Dyer, who became director Of Kew In ts,8.
Is only tic NH IN period Of $50 wears,
aud Is broadening rather than restricting
the field at scientific investigation 40 uobly
opened and developed by Sir William
Hooker and his son, Sir Joseph.
The gardens aud grounds arr extensive.
Those portions known No the Botanic Gar.
deu comprise nearly thirty acres. aud the
pleasure grounds and afhorotum have an
area OF go acres Beyond. stretching to
Richmond, Is the old Deer Park of about
400 acres, though Only small portion Of
the latter Is accessible 90 the public In
| front OF tho gardens stretches n broad,
smooth walk md dotted about the lawns
arc noble specimens Of Italian, Spanish
and Corficnn pines. AZ the end OF these
one secs the old red hrcl. house IN which
| Queen Charlotte died. 10 the LETT ~ the
| principal avenue, with flower parterres on
either side In the distance the magnificent
ralmhouse rises like fairy palace, and
beside II are tiny lakes with locis Of aquat-
ic birds.
The hetbarum at Kew "a undoubtedly
the finest In existence The number ol
specimcnsnow exceeds 800 0O0. duplicates
not included. They MI q large structure
In the northwest corner Of the green. In.
Guiding a great hall, nddcd In is5d. fitted
with two tiers Of light iron galleries Re.
| ginning with the Ranuncuaccn on the
ground floor, they conclude with the
grasses mp aloft There - no rel tapo here
TO oppose the student. A table stands In
each window for his convenience. Al
l 81 "a.
OF Sir Joseph lIookers great work. tho
"Goncrn plnntarum,n 10 that the visitor
only has 20 givc the number attached 10
particular genus, ond the portfolio con.
tanning the corresponding specimen Is be.
fore him In an instant
In the garden proper the smaller plants
are found In almost endless variety. A..
together there are nearly 5000 specicn
Small aS H. thl, proportion 10 the total
sum NJ natures wealth, the knowledge.
patience and labor Ia forming such vast
collection are In themselves almost incnn.
ceivablc. Think OF 5000 species Of trees
and shrubs. 5000 greenhouse plants, $500
stove plants, LOO ferns, 1000 succulcnts
and !, 200 orchids among this bcwildcring
collection, In one compact gardon
The Museum Of Economic Botany was
established ia iS4I. Its influence upon
trade has undoubtedly since been incrcns.
lngly felt in the two hemisphcrcs Every
tree and plant known TO serve useful
purpose Is represented here. with illustra.
tons OF the manner Of It's employment md
most valuable use. while the Museum Of
Timhcr Is permanent worlds exposition
OF woods. Tho showing IN this from the
two Americas and the West Indies tN.
ceeds that Of all the rect u the world In
extent and variety, and every great Amcr.
can city should duplicate this timber tx.
hibit It's economic suggc stiyeness and
hints to woodworkcrs. from the most or
binary necessities Of building timbcrs to
the highest possibilities In ant woods and
woodworking art, wuuld prove inyalu.
able.
TO tho casual visitor tho show places Of
Royal Kew are the great pnlmhouse aud
the structure housing the huge water
maize Of Central America. named ItciOrid
rogid by is discoveries In compliment 10
Queen Victoria. The palmhouse Is vcri.
table crystal palace. IL is ZOE feet long and
100 feet wide II stands near the center OK
the gardens, with broad terrace and the
lakes with their aquatic ilocks In front
Nearly 5000 feet OF hot water piping are
required for its heating, Though slxty-siX
fee, in height, It's most gigantic habitat -.
the finest specimen In Europe Of the Pan.
ddnuccU-is continually being Topped and
pruned to keep IL within bounds. There
arc besides magnificent specimens Of the
betel. the wax palm, the bread tree, the
orange, the coral plant, the coffee shrub.
the cocoanut and the tamarlnd
A few yards distant Is the home Of the
tremendous water lily, the Victoria rcDid.
Its gigantic leaves aud flowers spread com
pletely over It's allotted water space Of
1900 square feet In the summer months,
while az this season Of the year It's wide
oval leaves, yards In surface diameter, with
beautifully eurled edges, suggest the tabled
shells In which Aphrodite Is waited upon
ohedient seas.
One never tires Of these matchless Royal
Gardens. II should confess 10 my abid
Ing overwhelming feeling while within
them II would be that they or their double
were ours, As the setting sun warned me
with all visitors away, and "hearty Han
drew, Pol and the young uns' joined me
, for the return journey ON the roof Of the
Hammersmith bus, my stokrr friend
brought me TO q clump Of American oaks
"rhem 'ere'll do your furrin heyes good, "
he remarked with roar that had gentle
and kindly undcrtone ringing through IT,
How foolish for u wandrrer here 10 cnl'
; brace these hard old trees Ike suddenly
met friends from home across tue seal
But did. And then we returned quite
comfortable aud CHEEKY TO the great city