. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. va, Zuccarini ; Kunth, Enum,, vol. v.,p. R32 ; Jacobi, Monogr. 158, fig. no.—Leaves longerthan in the type, reaching 3—4 feet, and more or lessfalcate, narrower {- inch broad at the middle) anddecidedly convex on both surfaces. Var. 2. A, stricta^ Salm-Dyck; Jacobi, Monogr,,p. r53 ; A. hystrix, Hort.—Leaves about i foot long,very stiff, inch broad at the middle, both faces convex. Of this the inflorescence is described by Jacobi{Machirage, ii., p. 86), from a plant that flowered in1869 in the B
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. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ~va, Zuccarini ; Kunth, Enum, , vol. v., p. R32 ; Jacobi, Monogr. 158, fig. no.—Leaves longerthan in the type, reaching 3—4 feet, and more or lessfalcate, narrower {-~ inch broad at the middle) anddecidedly convex on both surfaces. Var. 2. A, stricta^ Salm-Dyck; Jacobi, Monogr, , p. r53 ; A. hystrix, Hort.—Leaves about i foot long, very stiff, inch broad at the middle, both faces convex. Of this the inflorescence is described by Jacobi{Machirage, ii., p. 86), from a plant that flowered in1869 in the Botanical Garden at Darmstadt It alsoflowered with Mr. Saunders about 1870, and acoloured drawing was made of this plant, which hasnot yet been published. The inflorescence quiteagrees with that of the typical striata, Var. 3. A. ec/i/noides, J^cohi, Nachtrage, i., p. 48;A. ensi/ormis, Hort. Engl.—Still dwarfer and stiffer inhabit than in var. stricta, the leaves about half a footlong, ^ inch broad at the middle, flat on the face.. Fig ho.—agave striata var, recurva. Those who see in the east of London the prettyplants brought forward by them to compete for prizesat the garden societies exhibitions, or see the flowerswhich the Duke of Westminster gathers around himfrom the school children of St. Georges, can feel whata great deal of good this pursuit creates. Neatnessand habits of cleanliness are inculcated by the simpleknowledge of the cultivation of flowers. I havespoken of principles which ought to direct thegardener. I think he should not endeavour to tieNature down to any strict formal, rule, but accommo-date his designs and the various styles to the countryin which he is working. A style which may be suit-able in a suburban garden at Twickenham, would beout of place on the rocks of Wales, or the undulatingwoodlands of Shropshire and Herefordshire, and it isby adapting himself to the beauties of the naturalfeatures of the district in which he works, and not byformi