, 1896-10-24
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ton of the cable Of the ROydt george, MADE
of hemp, which was sunk at Spitlead III 1852,
and raised in 1910; q piece OF The stem OF an
old tree under which tho Duke OF Wellington
fought in 1852; Il piece Of enc of the piles OF
Old London Bridge. which was taken up in
1857, after having been in use 600 years; a
portion of an oak beam in the Tower Of Lon
don contemporary with the building of the
Tower by William Rufus; a walking stick
made from an old pile which probably foim-
I'd part of the foundations of the old Palace
of Westminster Very interesting is the
section Of an oak tree from Windsor Forest,
showing an ancient inscription covered by new
wood. The inscription consists of the date
1870. punched into the old wood aid grown
into the new. In one of the cases there IS a
ruler made from one of the timbers of the
Morp Rose, which was sunk in 1916. A
portion of oak from the tree in which the
charter was hidden by the people at Hartford
u. s.. A., during the war between England
and America, is much inquired after by
Americans, in the same way as French visl-
tors to the Gardens always make for a section
of the trunk Of NaroleOn's Willow Tree.
What particularly interested lis was the
Kava Bowl If the s. uth Sea Islanders.
These worthy eople are in the habit of chew
ing Kava pepper in the mouth. They expecto-
rate the saliva into this bowl, the contents
of which are then rapidly fermented and
strained. This constitutes q tavourlte drink
of the South Sea Islanders.
In one of the upper rooms is shown the
wax model Of the
RAFFEsIA ARNoLDII.
The diameter Of the expanded h0Wer meas.
ures three feet, and its cavity would hold
twelve pints, while the weight of the flower
is from u lbs 10 Is lbs. A musical instru-
ment used among certain South American
Indians at their festivals, which, if q woman
see, the penalty is death; the Ordeal Bean OF
Old CalabAr il West Africa for trying people
accused of witchcraft; and an ExcheQuer
Tally: are other objects over which the vlsl-
tor, if he have time, may spend an interest
ing quarter of an hour. The stained.9lass
windows over he staircase represent all the
stages which cotton goes through from the
time it is sown till it is sold IN London
Diapers shops. And, strange to say, these
windows were presented by a gentleman
named "Cotton.'
From this Museum The visitor should make
his why down the Pagoda Vista, SO called
from the Chinese Pagoda- House which stands
at the end aud near the Sion Gate corner OF
the garden. To the left of this Vista are
vines and naples md lines, and in the
centre of this plantation stands the Flagstaff.
1t is n single spar of the Douglas fir Of
British Columbia. 1853 feet high, and was
erected here in 1861. On the other side OF
the Vista stands a very fine conservatory,
known as the Temperate House, where tus-
chias, and acacias, and cameIiias, and cam
panulas grow in rich profuoion. There is no
necessity to name the various trees and shrubs
that are dotted about the Arhoretum, for you
will find planted il the open air every tree
and shrub IN the No Id which is hardy in the
English climate. If there is time the visitor
should, of course, explore the various other
hot-houscs, containing the most perfect col
lection in the world Of orchids, ferns, c~acfnses,
and other tropical plants and trees. There
is only one other feature of interest to which
the present article will call attention, and
that is.
THE NORTH GALLERY,
the most complete and beautiful collection in
the world Of plant portraits, painted from
Nature hv the late Miss Marianne Moth, the
famous traveller, and presented to the
authorities at Kew. These lovely pictures
were painted by that extraordinary woman
between the years 1872 and 1885 i'll the
countries which the plants inhabited. We
a,e thus brought face to face liz this single
house with Nature in all parts of the world
and in all The glorious varieties of colour
which it assumes in different chimes. Some
idea of the popularity Of this lady's unique
Gift TO the nation may be gathered from the