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STATISTICS OF GARDENING. 



Part IV. 



prietor ; and Grceffer, soon afterwards, received from 

 Sir Joseph Banks the appointment of gardener to the 

 King of Naples, at Caserta. Here he laid out an 

 English garden, and richly stocked it with exotics 

 from the Hammersmith nursery. He was employed 

 by Admiral Lord Nelson to look after his estate of 

 Bronte, and by various native noblemen to lay out 

 their grounds ; he remained in his situation as gar- 

 dener at Caserta during Murat's reign, and died 

 there, or was in part murdered when he fell from 

 his gig, within a mile of his own house in 1816. 



A descriptive Catalogue of upwards of 1100 species and va- 

 rieties of Herbaceous or Perennial Plants : divided into six 

 columns, exhibiting, at one view, the names, magnitude, height 

 and situation, time of flowering, color of the flowers, and native 

 country of each species. With a List of Hardy Ferns, for the 

 decoration of Northern Borders, and the most ornamental 

 Annuals. Lond. 1789- Svo. 



1789. Sowerby, James, F.L.S. A botanical drafts- 

 man and engraver to whom science is much indebted. 

 He formed a rich museum of botany and miner- 

 alogy, and published different valuable works on the 

 latter subject ; he died in 1822. 



1. The Florist's Delight, containing six Coloured Figures, 

 with the Botanical Descriptions. Lond. 1791. fol. 



2. Figures of English Fungi, or Mushrooms. Lond. 1797 — 

 1803. 3 vols. fol. 



3. Notice on the Effect of Watering Fruit Trees early in the 

 Spring. (Hurt. Tran&. ii.'t'l ) 



1790. Bridles, . 



Hints for the Management of Hot-beds, and Directions for 

 the Culture of early Cucumbers and Melons. To which are 

 added, brief Instructions for Pruning Wall and Espalier Trees. 

 Bath, 1790. Svo. 



1791. Forsyth, William, Esq. F.A.S., a native of 

 Scotland, born at Old Meldrum in Aberdeenshire in 

 1737 ; came to England in 1763, and was some time 

 employed under Miller at Chelsea. He was after- 

 wards gardener at Sion House, till Miller's removal 

 in 1769, when he succeeded him as curator of the 

 Chelsea garden ; and at the death of the late Thomas 

 Robinson, Esq. royal gardener at Kensington, in 

 1784, he was appointed to that situation. Here, 

 finding the fruit-trees in an old worn-out state, he 

 began a system of renovation by heading down, and 

 renewing the soil, in which he was highly successful} 

 and for discovering the ingredients of a composition 

 with which he covered over the wounds, received 

 a parliamentary reward. His works procured him 

 the published animadversions of Knight, M'Phail, 

 Pontey, and others. He died in 1804, and left a son 

 an eminent London seedsman, and author of a bo- 

 tanical catalogue, &c. 



1. Observations on the Diseases, Defects, and Injuries in all 

 kinds of Fruit Trees ; with an Account of a particular method 

 of Cure, invented and practised by the Author. Lond. 1791. 

 Svo. 



2. Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees; 

 in which a new method of pruning and training is fully de- 

 scribed. With plates. Lond. 1802. 4to. 



1791. Linncean Society. 



Transactions of the Linnican Society, vol. i. 4to. : vol. xii. 

 completed in 1820. These volumes contain some papers con- 

 nected with gardening; such for example as : 1. Biographical 

 Memoirs of several Norwich Botanists, vol. vii. 2. Notes re- 

 lating to Botany, and collected from the manuscripts of the 



late Peter Colliason, Esq. F. R. S. and , vol. x. 270. 8. On 



the supposed Effect of Ivy upon Trees, vol. xi. 27. 



1791. Salisbury, Richard Anthony, Esq. F.RS., a 

 learned botanist, enthusiastically attached to that 

 study, and to gardening. Salisbury was educated 

 at North Bierly and the university of Edinburgh. 

 He had a fine garden (now a public nursery) 

 at Chapel Allerton, near Leeds, and af.erwards 

 possessed that of the late Peter Collinson, Esq., at 

 Mill-hill, near London. He now resides in the me- 

 tropolis, and is an active member of and contributor 

 to the Linncean and Horticultural Societies. 



1. On the Cultivation of the Polianthes Tuberosa, or Tube- 

 rose; with its Botanical Description and Figure. [Trans'. 

 Horiic. Sac.i. 41. 1S12.) 



2. Observations on the different Species of Dahlia, and the 

 best Method of cultivating them in Great Britain, (lb. 84.) 



3. A short Account of Nectarines and Peaches naturally pro- 

 duced on the same Branch. (lb. 11)3.) 



■1. Some Account of the Red Doyenn6 Pear, with a Figure, 

 (lb. 230.) 



5. Some Account of two New Varieties of Grape, (lb. 258.) 



6. On the Cultivation of Rare Plants. (lb. 261.) 



7. On the Cultivation of the Jamrosade (Eugenia Jambos. 

 LO in the National Garden at Paris, (lb. Append. 11.) 



8. On the Vegetation of High Mountains; translated from a 

 Paper of M. Raymond's, (lb. 1.5.) 



9. Description of a Bank for Alpine Plants, bv Mons. Thouin, 

 abridged. (lb. 24-) 



10. On the Cultivation of the Monopsis Conspicus. (lb. ii. 37. 

 1815.) 



11. Some Account of the ChiogenesSerpyllifolia, or Snow- 

 berry, a fruit .iearly allied to the Cranberry. (lb. 91.) 



12. So:iie nccount of the Melidora Pellucida, a beautiful 

 Evergreen Shrub from China, (lb. 150 ) 



12. Description of Ord'a Apple, (lb. 2S5. 1817.) 



1792. Maddock, James, originally from Warring- 

 ton in Lancashire, a fjuaker, and commercial florist 

 at Walworth, died about 1806. 



Florist's Directory, and complete Treatise on the Culture 

 and Management of Flowers, with a Supplementary Essay on 

 Soils, Manure, &c. ; with plates. Lond. 1792. 8vo. 10*. 



1792 Martyn, Thomas, B.D. F.R.S. son of Dr. 

 John Martyn, who read botanical lectures at Cam- 

 bridge, before he was elected professor, on Bradleys 

 neglecting to perform his office. He succeeded his 

 father as Professor of Botany in 1761 ; is author of 

 a Sermon, a Tour in Italy, some translations and 

 commentaries, and various botanical works. 



1. The Gardener's and Botanist's Dictionary of the late 

 Philip Miller, corrected and newly arranged, with additions 

 Lond. 1803-1807. 4 vols. fol. 



1792. Smith, Sir James Edward, M. D. F. R. S. 

 P. L. S., a distinguished naturalist, founder and 

 president of the Linna?an Society ; author and edi- 

 tor of many botanical works, the principal of which 

 are the Flora Britannica and Flora Grceca. 



1. Sketch of a Tour on the Continent, in the years 1786 and 

 1787. (Containing some account of the gardens of France and 

 Italy.) Lond. 1793. 3 vols. Svo. 



2. Tour to Hafod, in Cardiganshire, the Seat of Thomas 

 Johnes, Esq. Lond. 1810. super fol. 



3. Directions for raising Ferns from Seed, as practised by 

 Mr. Henry Shepherd of Liverpool. {Hurt. Traiu. iii. p. 338.) 



1793. Steele, Richard, gardener at Thirsk in York- 

 shire. 



An Essay upon Gardening ; containing a Catalogue of Exotic 

 Plants for Stoves and Greenhouses of British Gardens ; the best 

 Method of planting the Hot-house Vine, &c ; with the History 

 of Gardening, and a Contrast of the ancient with the modern 

 taste. York, 1793. 4to. 



This work is little more than a catalogue of trees and plants, 

 but contains an elevation of the stove erected by R.A.Salisbury, 

 Esq. at Chapel Allerton. 



1793. Truster, Rev. John, LLD. a singular liter- 

 ary character and low popular compiler, was born in 

 London in 1735. He was brought up to physic in a 

 very humble line ; but contrived to get into orders, 

 and for some time officiated as a curate. At length, 

 in 1771, he began to publish abridgments of popular 

 sermons, printed in imitation of manuscript ; and 

 next he established a bookselling business upon an 

 extensive scale. Having thus acquired a fortune, he 

 purchased an estate at Englefield-green, where he 

 died in 1820. 



1. The Art of Gardening. Lond. 8vo. 



2. The Lady's Gardener's Companion. Lond. ISmo. 1816. 



1794. Haworth, Adrian Hardy, Esq., F. L. and 

 H. S., of Cottenham near Beverley, Yorkshire, a bo- 

 tanist and horticultural amateur, author of a work 

 on insects. 



1. Observations on the Genus of Mesemhryanthemum, m 

 two parts; containing Scientific Descriptions of above 130 

 species, about 50 of which are new ; Directions for their 

 management, new arrangements of the Species, Reference 

 to Aulhors, and a great variety of critical, philosophical, and 

 explanatory Remarks. Lond. 1794. Svo. 



2. Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum, cum Descriptionibus 

 Synonymis, Locis, Observatiouibus Anglicanis Cultnraque. 

 Lond. 1812. Svo. 



3. A new Arrangement of the Genus Narcissus. {Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. 1799. vol. v.) 



4. Anew Arrangement of the Genus Aloe. (lb. 1801. vol. vii. 

 p. 1.) 



5. On the Cultivation of Crocuses, with a short account of the 

 different Species known at present. {Trans. Hurt. vol. ii. p. 122. 

 IS 1 5.) 



1794. Hayes, Samuel, Esq. M. R. I. A., an Irish 

 author. 



A Practical Treatise on Planting. Dublin. 8vo- 



1794. Knight, Richard Payne, Esq., a gentleman 

 of great classical attainments, and of refined taste ; 

 proprietor of a fine demesne and park near Ludlow, 

 on which he built an elegant mansion from his own 

 designs. After residing there many years, he gave up 

 the possession to his brother, the celebrated horticul- 

 turist, and now lives chiefly in London. 



The Landscape, a didaetic poem. 4to. two plates. This 

 produced a Sketch from the Landscape, a poem in 4to. gene- 

 rally attributed to the poet Mason ; and a Review, by W. Mar- 

 snail ; the latter a very virulent production. 



1794. M'Phail, Ja?nes, a native of Aberdeenshire ; 

 gardener for twenty years to Lord Hawkesbury 

 (now the Earl of Liverpool), at Addiscombe Place, 

 near Croydon. An excellent grower of pines and 

 melons ; author of some tracts on Agriculture and 

 the Poor Laws. 



1. Treatise on the Culture of the Cucumber ; shewing a new 

 and advantageous method of Cultivating that Plant, with full 

 Directions for the Management thereof, and the degree of Heat 

 it requires on every Day of the Year, &c. To which are added, 

 Hints and Observations on the Improvement of Agriculture. 

 Lond. 1794. Svo. 



2. The Gardener's Remembrancer throughout the Year, 

 exhibiting the surest and most improved Methods of Manuring, 

 Digging, Sowing, &c. ; the Nature of Earth, Water, Heat, 

 Air, and Climate, best adapted for the Culture of Plants, and 

 Production of Fruits, Flowers, and esculent Vegetables, in the 

 forcing way ; the Causes and Symptoms of Disease and Barren- 

 ness m Trees of everv kind, with means of Prevention and 

 Cure. To which is prefixed a View of Mr. Forsyth's Treatise 

 on Trees. Lond. Svo. 



1794. Price, Uvedale, Esq., of Fox ley, near He- 

 rci'ord. A gentleman and scholar of great taste; 



