. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. The new ones were described by Mr. Haworth, whowas the greatest writer on succulents of that the country of the Orange River State he disco-vered the beautiful Amaryllidaceous plant which wasreceived at Kew in 1S23, and having flowered, wasin 1S26 figured and named in the Botanical Ala^azineby Dr. Hooker (afterwards Sir William) under thename of Imantophyllum Aitoni; at the same time aplant which had been surreptitiously obtained fromKew flowered in the Duke of Northumberlandsgarden at Syon
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. The new ones were described by Mr. Haworth, whowas the greatest writer on succulents of that the country of the Orange River State he disco-vered the beautiful Amaryllidaceous plant which wasreceived at Kew in 1S23, and having flowered, wasin 1S26 figured and named in the Botanical Ala^azineby Dr. Hooker (afterwards Sir William) under thename of Imantophyllum Aitoni; at the same time aplant which had been surreptitiously obtained fromKew flowered in the Duke of Northumberlandsgarden at Syon House, was figured and described inthe Botanical Jxegister by Dr. Lindley under the:name of Olivia nobilis, both names appearing in theirrespective journals of the same date. Dr. Lindleywas requested to forego the name Olivia, but refusedto do so, and ultimately it became the popular vote in the House of Commons reducing the sumfor botanical collectors by one-half, necessitated therecall either of Bowie from the Cape, orof Cunninghamo October 29, 18S1.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 569. Fig. 109.—PLAN OF THE ABBEY GARDENS, KENSINGTON. (SEE P. 568.)References TO Plan :—A, Terrace ; d, Conservatory ; c, Plant-house ; d, d, Range of Vineries ; e, Summer-house. Shaded portions Grass. from New South Wales. The lot of recall fell uponBowie, and he returned to England in 1823, takingup his residence in Kew, where he was for some timeengaged in arranging his herbarium specimens. Itwas then his intention to return to the Cape toSettle, and become a general collector ; he, however, did not Icive for the Cape until April, 1S27, havingthus wasted nearly four years doing nothing. Hespent his evenings in the public-house, telling storiesof his encounters with buffalos, &c., thus showinghim to be a very different kind of man from his earlyfellow-traveller, Allan Cimningham. From a letter to the writer of this he appears tohave made journeys into the interior, and to havemade collectio
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