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Batty Langley was born at Twickenham* where he re- 

 sided. He was the author of, 



1. Practical Geometry, 1726. 



2. New Principles of Gardening, or the laying out and 

 planting parterres, groves, wildernesses, labyrinths, avenues, 

 parks, &c. cuts, 1728, 4to. 



3. The sure Method of Improving Estates by Trees, 8vo. 

 One of his chapters is " On the magnitude and prodigious 

 Growth of Trees." 



4. Pomona, or the Fruit Gardener, with plates, fol. 1729. 

 At the end is a letter to Mr. Langley, on Cyder, from Hugh 

 Stafford, Esq. of Pynes. 



There is a 4to. metz portrait of Mr. Langley, with the 

 name of Carwirtham, as the engraver or print-seller, 1741. 



Sin William Watson, an eminent physician, who died 

 in 1787, wrote 



1. On the Culture of Mushrooms. In vol. 42 and 43 of 

 the Phil. Trans. 



2. Account of the Remains of Tradescant's Garden. In 

 vol. 46 of the Phil. Trans. 



3. Account of the Bishop of London's Garden, at Ful- 

 ham. In vol. 47 of the Phil. Trans, besides many valuable 

 papers in several volumes of these Transactions, 



He had the pleasure of introducing Kalm, as well as Pallas, 

 to most of the curious gardens in the environs of London. 



