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Loddiges, does not exist elsewhei-e iu the world. The slock 

 if sold at the retail prices is worth ^200,000. A statement 

 of it will afford a better criterion to judge of the statr of our 

 Horticulture, and the efforts made to increase the number of our 

 Garden Plants than any other I can make. Altogether there 

 are in their Gardens and Houses 8000 Species, exclusive of 

 2000 Varieties. To be more particular, of tender Exotics 

 they have the following number of species, of the chief Genera 

 Palmce, 120. Acacia, 73. Bignonia, 25" Gardenia, 17. 

 Passiflora, 33. Diosma, 38. Erica, 309, Ixia, 25. Eu- 

 calyptus, 31. Aloe, C8. Pelargonium, 136, Of Hardy 

 Trees and Shrubs they have 2,G64 Species part of which are as 

 follows, Acer, 27, Andromeda, 16, Azalea, 19. Rerberis, 

 10. Betula- 23. Clematis, 11. Crateegus, 47. Cytisus, 15. 

 Fraxinus, 32. Ilex. 8. Juglans, 14. Juniperus, 21. Pinus, 

 40. Prunus, 39. Quercus, 40, Rhododendron, 14. Rosa, 

 •with its varieties 1459. Salix, 192, Vaccinium,33. Ulmus,20.* 



1826. A Practical Essay on the culture of the Vine, and a 



treatise on the Melon. By an experienced Gardener, 

 Royston. 8vo. 



1827. Account of the different Gooseberry Shows in England 



during 1826, Manchester. 12mo. 



Account of the different flower shows in England du- 

 ring 1826. Ashton-under-Lyne. 12mo. 



"- 1. A Memoir on the Planting and Rearing of Forest 



Trees. By W, WITHERS Jun. Esq, Solicitor, Holt, 

 Norfolk. Holt. 8vo. 



2. A Letter to Sir Walter Scott, Eart. exposing cer- 



• Gardener's Magazine, t. i, p. 318, 



