124 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOGIBTY OF GLASGOW. 



"S April, 1762. — Alexander Adams, who keeps the physic 

 garden for £6 a year (which is considered too little), is to have 

 the college garden rent free on his keeping it in good order. 

 The rent hitherto got was barely sufficient to pay expense of 

 keeping." 



"i June, 1765. — Small accounts of los. 9d. and 19s. 6d. paid 

 for work in physic garden." 



"i(9 June, 1775. — Alexander Adams, gardener, allowed 15s. for 

 tools for botanic garden." [Very frequent references after this, 

 only a selection of which are here noted.] 



%2 Dec, 1783. — On question of appointing college gardener 

 Prof. Hamilton recommends Robert Lang. 



12 Jan., 1784- — Lang appointed. His duties specified among 

 the rest to take care of the physic garden. 



" 29 Nov., 1784. — On the recommendation of Professor 

 Hamilton the college allow 40 carts of dung for manure to the 

 physic garden." 



" 26 Oct., 1786. — The wall of the college churchyard where it 

 is bounded by the physic garden is ruinous. The college to pay 

 half the cost of rebuilding. The wall, or part of it, is to be 

 raised higher, being at present too low, in consequence of which 

 the physic garden receives damage." 



" 11 June, 1787. — The Professor of Botany having represented 

 that it is quite necessary for rendering the botanical garden 

 useful that there should be some fresh earth or clay carted into 

 it and laid upon the surface, and some new physical plants bought 

 for it, the Faculty appoint the garden committee to cause the 

 same to be done at an expense not exceeding five pounds sterling 

 for this current year." 



''10 Dec, i757.— Payment ordered .of £3 12s. 9d. for plants 

 for botanical garden and 8s. for utensils." 



" 11 March, 1788. — On the application of Professor Hamilton 

 <£5 allowed for fresh lime and dung for botanic garden and for 

 plants." 



" 10 June, 1788.- — Professor Hamilton represented that the 

 college gardener had much extra work on account of improvements 

 in progress in the botanic garden, and the faculty agreed to allow 

 him £2 additional for this year." 



" 8 June, 1789. — In consideration that the necessary employ- 



