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either in places privileged or not privileged whatsover, without the licence and con - 

 sent of the said Master, Wardens, and Assistants of the said Company for the time 

 being, or the more part of them, thereunto first had or obtained, other than such 

 of our subjects as shall garden for their own household or private spending ; and 

 that no person or persons being not admitted of the said company, and dwelling 

 above the space of six miles from the said city of London, shall henceforth sell or put 

 to sale, or offer to put to sale any Plants, Herbs, Roots, or Seeds, Trees, Stocks, 

 Slips, Sets, Flowers, or other things usually sold by gardeners, within the city of 

 London, or within six miles of the said city, but only in and at such accustomed 

 times and places, as the foreign baker and other foreigners, being not free of our 

 said city, use to do with their bread or other victuals ; and then also shall depart the 

 said places or markets with their said goods by them to be brought for sale, &c, upon 

 pain of forfeiture of such Plants, Herbs, Roots, Seeds, Trees, Slips, Sets, Flowers, 

 &c, all which forfeitures shall be distributed amongst the poor of the place, where 

 such forfeitures shall be taken." The charter also sets forth the power of the com- 

 pany to make laws, constitutions, &c, for the good government of the master, war- 

 dens, &c. And also the power given to the master and wardens, or to any two of 

 them assisted by two of the assistants, to search and view all manner of plants, 

 stocks, sets, seeds, flowers, &c, in any market within their limits, to see, if they 

 are found good and wholesome, and if they find any such wares deceitful, unwhole- 

 some, dry, rotten, &c, to make seizure of them, or to burn or consume them with 

 the assistance of the clerk of the market, or to make seizures upon any forfeitures 

 mentioned in the charter. And the charter further commands, that the Lord Mayor 

 of the city of London within his liberty, and the justices of the peace within the 

 limits specified in the charter, shall upon such offences committed against the com- 

 pany, commit such offenders to the next gaol, till they have .satisfied the demands 

 of the company. The peace of meeting for the company of gardeners, is in the 

 Irish chamber of the Guild-Hall of the city of Loudon. 



REFERENCE TO PLATE. 



A. Sphanogyne speciosa. — This is a most beautiful flowering annual, growing 

 about a foot high. We received seeds of it from the Cape of Good Hope, in the 

 spring of the present year. The plant is of handsome foliage, and a most profuse 

 bloomer. The flowers open fully when the sun shines upon them, and then dis- 

 play a show of the most pleasing kind. We have had it in bloom since the 1st of 

 June, and it appears likely to continue to the end of the season. A bed of it 

 would be a delightful contrast to one of an opposite colour. 



B. We feel sorry it is not in our power to give a larger specimen of this very 

 splendid flowering shrubby Calceolaria. It has recently been raised by Messrs. 

 Hammond and Stephens, Nurserymen, Taunton, Somersetshire. Our readers 

 will, however, perceive that of its class of colour in the slmibby kinds, it stands 

 unrivalled, and merits a place in every collection. 



C. Forsyth's Beauty of Anlaby Pansy. — This very handsome kind was raised 

 by Mr. Forsyth, Florist, Anlaby, near Hull. The flower is of first rate excellence, 

 both in form and colours. 



D. Nolana atripUcifolia. — A new and very handsome flowering annual, of 

 prostrate growth, or if grown in masses will rise to half a foot high. The flowers 

 are produced most numerously, and give a very pretty appearance. The plant 

 deserves a place in every flower-garden. It is a desirable plant to grow in order 

 to hang pendulous over the edge of a vase, pot, &c. contrasting with Vei'bena me- 

 lindres, Anagallis fraticosa, &c. Seeds may be obtained of the principal Seeds- 

 men next spring. 



