Notes relating to Botany. 271 
eingly permitted me to take a copy of the whole, I now submit 
to the Linnean Society those parts which I think most worthy 
of their notice. A. B. L. 
I WAS born in the house against Church-Alley, Clement's Lane, 
Lombard-Street, from whence my parents removed into Grace- 
church-Street, where I have now lived many years. [July 18th, 
1764.] Gardening and gardeners have wonderfully increased in 
my memory. Being sent at two years old to be brought up with 
my relations at Peckham, in Surry ; from them I received the 
first liking to gardens and plants. ‘Their garden was remarkable 
for fine cut greens, the fashion of those times, and for curious ` 
flowers. 1 often went with them to visit the few nursery-gardens 
round London to buy fruits, flowers, and clipt yews in the 
shapes of birds, dogs, men, ships, &c. For these Mr. Parkinson 
in Lambeth was very much noted, and he had besides a few 
myrtles, oleanders, and other evergreens. This was about the 
year 1712. At that time Mr. Wrench, behind the Earl of Peter- 
famous for tulip-trees, 
borough's at Parson's Green near Chelsea, 
began the collecting of evergreens, arbutuses, phillyreas, &c. ; 
and from him came the gold and silver hedgehog-holly, being 
accidental varieties from the hedgehog variety of the common 
holly. He gave rewards to encourage people to look out for ac- 
cidental varieties from the common holly ; and the saw-leaved 
holly was observed by these means, and a variegated holly goes 
by his name to this day. He and Parkinson died about the 
ear 1724. Contemporary with them were Mr. Derby and Mr. 
Fairchild; they had their gardens on each side the narrow. alley 
leading to Mr. George Whitmore’s, at the further end of Hoxton. 
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