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Taylor was Gardener to J. Sutton, Esq. New York, near 

 Devizes. 



1770. The Rational Farmer, or a Treatise on Agriculture and 

 Tillage. By M. P. (Matthew Peters; Member of tlie 

 Dublin Society. 8vo. 



I do not know whether this gentleman resided in the Isle of 

 Wight' If he did there is a portrait of hira engraved by J. 

 Murphy, 1773, after a painting by — Peters' 



RICHARD WESTON was a man of literature of whom 

 Agriculture and Gardening, " had been the principal study 

 and amusement for many years". He resided at Kensing- 

 ton-Gore near London. I know nothing further of his 

 history, but that he was author of the following works, 



!• Tracts on practical Agriculture and Gardening, in which 

 the advantage of imitating the Garden culture in the field 

 is fully proved by a seven years course of experiments. 

 To which is added a complete Chronological Catalogue of 

 English Authors on Agriculture, Gardening, &c. Lon- 

 dou' 17G9- 8vo. Anonymous. An enlarged edition appear- 

 ed in 1773 with the author's name. 



2' The Universal Botanist and Nurseryman, containing des- 

 criptions of the species and varieties of all the Trees, 

 Shrubs, Herbs, Flowers, and Fruits, Natives and Exotics, 

 at present cultivated in the European Nurseries, Green- 

 houses, and Stoves, as described by modern Botanists ; 

 arranged according to the Linna^au System, and their 

 names in English. To which are added a copious Botani- 

 cal Glossary, several useful Catalogues aiul Indexes' 

 Plates- London. 1770,-74- 4 vols. Bvo. 



3. The Gardener and Planter's Calendar; containing the 



