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these wore revised and published at Edinburgh in a soperate 

 form in 1777. 8vo. This acquired him much reputation and 

 the University of Aberdeen conferred on him the degree of 

 Doctor of Laws in 1780. In 178:1 he gave up his farm and re- 

 moved to Edinburgh where he projected the Nortli British 

 fisheries, and was employed by government to survey the coast 

 of Scotland. He then commenced a periodical termed "the 

 Bee," which was ably supported, but the Doctor suffered from 

 some political papers appearing in it, of which he was entirely 

 ignorant. About 1797 he removed to the neighbourhood of 

 London, fixing his abode at Isleworth where he wrote "Recre- 

 ations i;) Agriculture" &c. lie continued to lead a very do- 

 mestic, happy life, being excessively fond of the cultivation of 

 his Garden, mitil 1808, in which year he died leaving a widow 

 and six surviving ciiildren of a family of thirteen. lie wrote 

 many works, reviews, essays, &c. we shall only mention as 

 relating to our Art, besides that already noticed. 



A description of a Patent Hot-house, which operates chieflv 

 by the heat of the Sun, and other subjects ; without the aid of 

 Flues, Tan-Bark, or Steam for the purpose of heatiii"- 

 it, &cc. London. 1804. 12nio. 



1777 — 1. Letters on the Beauties of Hngley, Envil, and the 

 Leasowes ; with critical observations on the modern 

 Taste of Gardening. London. 2 vols. 12nio. 



■ 2, Description of Ilagley Park. London, 8vo. 



These two works were written by JOSEPH HEELEY, ESQ. 



1777 — A Treatise on the forcing of early Fruits, and the man- 

 agement of Hot-Walls. By WILLIAM WILSON. 

 Loudon. 12mo. 



Wilson, was a Scotchman ; he worked for some time under 



