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STATISTICS OF GARDENING. 



Part IV. 



turned to England. He now directed his attention 

 to drawing, architecture, and particularly landscape- 

 gardening ; in which last line he obtained consider- 

 able employment He died in 1818, leaving several 

 sons, one of whom married the daughter of Lord 

 Eldon. Repton published some books on miscel- 

 laneous subjects ; but his principal works are on 

 landscape-gardening. 



1-. Letter to Uvedale Price, Esq. on Landscape-Gardening. 

 1791. 4to. 



2. Sketches and Hints on Landscape-Gardening; collected 

 from designs and observations now in the possession of the 

 different noblemen and gentlemen for whose use they were 

 originally made; the whole tending to establish fixed princi- 



?les in the art of laying out grounds : 16 colored plates. Lond. 

 795. folio. 



3. Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape- 

 Gardening, including some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic 

 Architecture, collected from various MSS. in the possession 

 of different noblemen and gentlemen ; the whole tending to 

 establish fixed principles in the respective arts : with many 

 plates. Lond. 1803. 4to. 



4. Observations on the Changes in Landscape-Gardening. 

 1806. 8vo. 



5. On the Introduction of Indian Architecture and Garden- 

 ing. 180S. folio. 



6. On the supposed Effect of Ivy upon Trees. (Linn. Trans. 

 1810, vol. xi. p. 27.) 



1796. Anon. Generally attributed to Mason the 

 poet, author of the English Garden. (See 1772.) 



A Sketch from " The Landscape," a Poem, by R. P. 

 Knight, Esq. Lond. 4to. 



1766. Donn, James, F.L.S. H.S. curator of the 

 botanic garden at Cambridge ; died in 1817. 



Hortus Cantabrigiensis ; or, a Catalogue of Plants, indi- 

 genous and foreign, cultivated in the Walkerian botanic 

 garden, Cambridge. Camb.8vo. 



The ninth edition, edited and accented by Frederick Pursh, 

 in 1819, and one subsequently by Lindley. 



1796. Lindley, George, nurseryman at Catton, 

 near Norwich. 



1. The Plan of an Orchard ; exhibiting at one View a select 

 quantity of Trees, sufficient for Planting an acre and a half 

 of Land, properly arranged according to their usual sine of 

 growth, and hardiness of bearing, &c. Lond. 1796, a folio 

 sheet. 



2. An Account of some of the best Varieties of Apples pe- 

 culiar to, or cultivated in, the county of Norfolk. (Hort. 

 Tram. iv. 65.) 



1796. Marshall, the Rev. Charles, vicar of Brixton, 

 Northamptonshire. 



Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening ; 

 with Hints on Fish Ponds. Lond. 1796. 12mo. 



1797. Astley, Francis Duckenjield, Esq. of Duck- 

 enfield Hall, near Aston, in Lancashire, member of 

 the Manchester Agricultural Society; now resident 

 on the continent. 



1. A few Minutes' Advice to Gentlemen of Landed Pro- 

 perty, and the Admirers of Forest Scenery ; with Directions 

 for Sowing, Raising, Planting, and the Management of Forest 

 Trees. To which is added a Catalogue of Forest Trees, Fruit 

 Trees, and Flowering Shrubs, with their usual prices, as sold 

 by the nurserymen and seedsmen. Chester, l'imo. 



2. Hints to Planters, collected from various authors of es- 

 teemed authority. Manchester, 1807. 8vo. 



1797. Busch, Peter, father to Joseph Busch, gar- 

 dener to the Emperor of Russia. 



Method to destroy or drive away Earth Worms, and various 

 other Insects hurtful to Fields or Gardens. (Phil. Mag. i. 169.) 



1797. Bucknal, Thomas Skip Dyot, Esq. 



The Orchardist, or a System of close Pruning and Medication 

 for establishing the Science of Orcharding, &c Extracted 

 from the xi. xii. xiii. and xiv. vols, of the Society's Transac- 

 tions for the Encouragement of Arts, &c. with additions. 

 Lond. 1797. 8vo. 



1797. Salisbury, William, nurseryman and botan- 

 ist, botanic garden, Brompton ; formerly of Sloane 

 Square. 



1. Hortus Paddingtonensis ; or, a Catalogue of Plants culti- 

 vated in the garden of J. Symmons, Esq. Paddington House. 

 Lond. 1797. Svo. 



2. Method of packing Plants and Trees intended for Ex- 

 portal ion, so as to preserve the Vegetative Powers tor many 

 months. (Nicholson's Journal, xxx. 339. 1811.) 



3. The Botanist's Companion, or an Introduction to the 

 Knowledge of Practical Botany, and the Uses of Plants, either 

 growing wild in Great Britain," or cultivated for the Purposes 

 of Agriculture, Medicine, Rural Economv, or the Arts. 

 Lond. 2 vols. 12mo. 1816. 



4. Hints to the Proprietors of Orchards. 1817. 12mo. 



5. The Cottager's Companion, or a Complete System of 

 Cottage Gardening; intended to instruct the Industrious 

 Poor of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. To which is 

 added a descriptive List of Plants growing wild, which are 

 useful for Culinary Purposes. Lond. l'imo. 1818. 



1798. Andrews, Henry, botanical painter and en- 

 graver in London. 



1. Engravings of Ericas, or Heaths, with Botanical Descrip- 

 tions. Lond. 1796. folio. 



2. The Botanist's Repository, with colored figures of such 

 Plants as have not appeared in any similar publication. Lond. 

 1797-99. 2 vols. 4to. 



3. A Review of Plants hitherto figured in the Botanist's 

 Repository. Lond. 1801. lto. 



4. The "Heathery, or Monograph of the Genus Erica. (Pub. 

 fished in monthly "numbers.) vols. i. tovi. 1801 to 1812. 



1798. Archer, CLnent, Esq. M.R.I. A. 



Miscellaneous Observations on the Effect of Oxygen on 

 tht Animal and Vegetable Systems ; and an Attempt to prove 



why some Plants are Evergreen and otbers Deciduous. Part I. 

 8vo. Bath. 



1798. Nicol, Walter, a Scotch horticultural archi- 

 tect, and author of merit ; son of the gardener who- 

 planned and executed the gardens and pleasure- 

 grounds of Raith in Fifeshire. After receiving the 

 rudiments of his horticultural education at Raith, 

 he went to England, and soon afterwards became 

 head gardener to the Marquis of Townshend, at 

 Rainham Hall, in Suffolk. He afterwards returned 

 to Scotland, and became head gardener to General 

 Wemyss, at Wemyss Castle, in Fifeshire. About 

 1797 he left his situation, settled in Edinburgh, and 

 commenced his career as horticultural architect. 

 In the year 1810 he undertook an extensive journey 

 through England, for the purpose of visiting the 

 principal seats and plantations, with a view, on his 

 return, to compose the Planter's Calendar. This 

 work had scarcely commenced, when he was seized 

 with an illness which carried him off suddenly in 

 March 1811. 



1. The Scotch Forcing Gardener; together with-Instruc- 

 tionson the Management of the Green-house, Hot-walls, &c. 

 Illustrated with Plates. Edin. 1798. 8vo. 



2. The Practical Planter ; or, a Treatise on Forest Planting : 

 comprehending the Culture and Management of Planted and 

 Natural Timber ; also the Management of Hedges, Fences, 

 and the Construction of Stone Walls, &c. Edin. 1799. 8vo. 



3. The Villa Garden Directory ; or Monthly Index of Work 

 to be done in the Town and Villa Gardens, Shrubberies, Par- 

 terres. &c. Edin. 1809. Svo. 



4. The Gardener's Kalendar ; or Monthly Directory of 

 Operations in every Branch of Horticulture. Edin. 1810. 



5. The Planter's Kalendar ; or, the Nurseryman and 

 Forester's Guide in the operations of the Nursery, the Forest, 

 and the Grove. Completed by Sang. Edin. 1812. 8vo. 



1798. Robinson, , a London architect, 



nephew to Thomas Robinson, Esq. gardener to Geo. 

 III. at Kensington. 



Forms of Stoves used for Forcing-houses. Lond. oblong 

 4 to. 



1800. Hill, Daniel,M.D. F.H.S. 



1 . Practical Observations on the Use of Oxygen, or Vital Air, 

 in the Cure of Diseases ; to which are added a few Experi- 

 ments on Plants. Part I. Lond. 1800. 4to. 



2. On the Use of Oxygen Air, in promoting Vegetation. 

 (Hort. Trans, i. 233. 1815!) 



1800. Pontey, William, planter and forest pruner 

 to the Duke of Bedford, and ornamental gardener ; 

 resident at Huddersfield, where his brother is a 

 respectable nurseryman. 



1. The Profitable Planter; a Treatise on the Cultivation of 

 the Larch and Scotch Fir Timber, shewing that their excel- 

 lent quality, especially that of the former, will render thern so 

 essentially useful, as greatly to promote the interests of the 

 country. Huddersfield, 1800. 8vo. 



2. The Forest Pruner, or Timber Owner's Assistant ; being 

 a Treatise on the Training or Management of British Timber 

 Trees, whether intended for use, ornament, or shelter ; includ- 

 ing an explanation of the causes of their general diseases and 

 defects, with means of prevention, and remedies, where practi- 

 cable ; also, an examination of the properties of English Fir 

 Timber, with remarks on the defects of the old, and the out- 

 lines of a new system for the management of Oak Woods. 

 With eight explanatory plates. Lond. 1805. Svo. 



3. The rural improver, Sec. Huddersfield, 1S23. 4to. 



1802. Society of Practical Gardeners j evidently, 

 however, a^compilation by a hackney writer who 

 knew little of the subject. 



Rural Recreations, or the Gardener's Instructor ; exhibiting 

 in a clear and perspicuous manner all the Operations necessary 

 in the Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit Gardens, lVx. for every 

 Month in the Year; with a Treatise on the Management <k 

 Bees, &c. and Catalogues of Plants. Lond. 8vo. 



1803. Loudon, John Claudius, landscape-gardener, 

 and author of some works on agriculture ; born in 

 Lanarkshire in 1782, began to practise in 1803; to 

 farm extensively in Oxfordshire in 1809, and in 

 Middlesex in 1810 ; travelling on the continent in 

 1813-14-15, again in 1819, now residing at Bays- 

 water. 



1. Observations on laving out the public Squares of London. 

 (Literary Journal, 1803.) 



2. Observations on the Formation and Management of 

 Useful and Ornamental Plantations; on the Theory and 

 Practice of Landscape Gardening, and on gaining and em- 

 banking Land from Rivers, or the Sea. Edin. 1S04. Svo. 



3. A short Treatise on some Improvements lately made in 

 Hot-houses. Edin. 180.5. 8vo. 



4. A Treatise on forming, improving, and managing 

 Country Residences, and on the choice of Situations appro- 

 priate to every class of Purchasers. With an Appendix, con- 

 taining an Enquiry into the utility and merits of Mr. Repton's 

 Mode of showing Effects bv Slides and Sketches, and Stric- 

 tures on his Opinions and Practice in Landscape Gardening. 

 Illustrated by Descriptions of Scenery and Buildings, by 

 references to Country Seats, and passages of Country in most 

 parts of Great Britain, and by 32 engravings. Lond. 1806. 2 

 vols. lto. 



5. Hints on the Formation ot Gardens and Pleasure-Grounds, 

 &c. 4to. plates. 1S12. 



6. Remarks on the Construction of Hot-houses ; pointing out 

 the most advantageous Forms, Materials, and Contrivances to 

 be used in their Construction; with a Review of the various 

 Methods of building them in foreign countries, as well as in 

 England ; with 10 plates, from etchings on stone. 1817. 4to. 



7. Sketches of Curvilinear Hot-houses; with a Description 



