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Weston mentions another work on the Pine Apple, publish- 

 ed this year, anonymously. 



1707. Modern Eden ; or the Gardener's universal Guide, con- 

 taining plain instructions for performing every branch 

 of Gardening- whether of ornament or utility; in 

 ■which are laid down the best methods for raising- all 

 the products of the kitchen and Flower Gardens, and 

 the training, pruning, and entire management of 

 Fruit Trees, &c. By JAMES RUTTER, (Gardener 

 at Wandsworth,) and DANIELCARTER, (Gardener 

 at Battei'sea,) London, 8vo. 



The Practical Farmer, or Herefordshire Husband- 

 man. Anon. 12mo. 



17G8. The Fruit Gardener, containing the method of raising 

 Stocks for multiplying Fruit Trees, with directions for 

 laying out and managing Fruit Gardens. By JOHN 

 GIBSON, M. D. 8vo. 



Gibson had been a navy Surgeon, and afterwards graduated. 

 He was author of several medical works. The preface to the 

 above publication contains an account of the Fruit Gardens of 

 the Ancients. 



i7(38 — An Essay on Design in Gardening. Anonymous. 8vo- 

 By a Mr. Mason. 



WILLIAM GILPIN, one of the Reformers of the old 

 style of ornamental Gardening, was a native of Carlisle. 

 He pursued his University studies at Queen's College, Oxford, 

 where he took his degree of Master of iVrts in 1748. Ho was 

 for many years a Schoolmaster at Cheam in Surrey. Subse- 

 (lucnllyhe obtained the vicarage of Boldre in Hampshire, and 



