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*• Samuel Gilbert, Florist." A third edition of this work, 

 Grainjjer states was printed in the reign of Queen Anne (1702 

 — 1714;) Weston gives the date, 1702. In his Gardener's 

 Almanack is a very accurate and full description of the varie- 

 ties of Roses cultivated in our gardens at the time it was writ- 

 ten.* He stiles himself in the Title Page of his ** Vade-M e- 

 cum" — Philerimus. 



168S'— The Scot's Gardener, whereunto is annexed the Garde- 

 ner's Kalendar. Edinburgh. 4to, 



TheAuthor of this book was JOHN REID, Gardener to 

 Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh in Aberdeenshire* He 

 was one of the earliest Scotch writers on Horticulture. 



1683.- On the management of Orange Trees 12mo. Anony- 

 mous. From the Dutch by Commelyn. 



SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE, was the son of Sir John Temple, 

 and born in 1628, at London, or according to Switzer at Sheen. 

 He commenced his education under his maternal Uncle the 

 learned Dr. Hammond, continued his studies at Bishop Stort- 

 ford School, and concluded them under Dr. Cudworth at 

 Emmanuel College, Cambridge — From the University he 

 proceeded abroad, and at the Restoration was chosen a mem- 

 ber of the Irish Parliament. In 1665 he went on a secret mis- 

 sion to Munster — was employed afterwards in forming the 

 triple alliance between Sweden, Holland, and this country, and 

 became resident minister at the Hague, in which capacity ho 

 promoted the union between the Prince of Orange and Princess 

 Mary. In 1679 he became Secretary of State, but in the fol- 

 lowing year retired from office to his country seat. Sheen in 

 Surrey, where he was repeatedly visited by his Sovereigns, 

 Charles the II. James the II. and William the III. He died 



• Loudon's Encyclop. Gardening, p. IIOI, 



