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He survived Mr. Loudon,* He was the designer of the grounds 

 at Blenheim. They published iti conjuuctiun the two following 

 translations. 



1. The complete Gardener: or directions for cultivating and 



right ordering of Fruit Gardens and Kitchen Gardens. 

 With the Gardener's Kalender, directing what is to be 

 done every month in the year. By Monsieur de la Quin- 

 tiney. Now compendiously abridged and made of more 

 use, with very considerable improvements. By George 

 London and Henry Wise. London 8to. 1st Edit. 1G99, 

 170G, 1710; 1717, 6th edition; 7th edition, 1719. 

 Plates. 



2. The Retir'd Gardener. Being a translation from the Sieur 



Louis Liger. The whole revised with several alterations 

 and additions which render it proper for our English cul- 

 ture. By George London, and Henry Wise, 2 Vols. 1706, 

 8vo. 



Volume the first contains the ordering, and improving a 

 fiuit and Kitchen Garden, with one part of the Flower 

 department. The second volume contains the manner of 

 planting and cultivating all sorts of Flowers, Plants, 

 Shrubs, and under Shrubs, necessary for the adorning of 

 Gardens, &c. A second edition revised by Mr. Joseph 

 Carpenter, appeared in one volume, in 1717, 8vo. 



To give a regular analysis of these works is impossible, the 

 heads of chapters are so numerous. '• The complete Gardener," 

 commences with an original and very excellent dissertation on 

 the benefit of sheltering plantations In the neighbourhood of 

 FruitTrees. The succeeding forty seven pages are occupied bv 

 various remarks upon the situation, soil, manures, ^c. most be- 



• Lawreoce's CIergymau*» Recreitiou — Pierace. 



