so 



There is nothing of greater moment, 

 to a large establishment in particular, 

 than the good abilities of the gardener, 

 for otherwise good trees are soon irrepar- 

 ably injured, and the profession gets 

 a bad reputation in consequence ; but 

 gardening is not the only instance we have 

 known to have suffered from similar 

 causes, even that of the law has, within 

 our recollection, found it necessary to 

 protect its practice from similar inno- 

 vation, by getting an act passed for lay- 

 ing heavy duties on the indtjction, suffi- 

 cient to cause all that could not afford to 

 have the necessary education and the re- 



" some groztnd, or in a garden, and after the young 

 «' beginner hath exercised the barrow or the spade 

 <* for twelve months, he puts on an apron and sets 

 " up for a professed gardener ; and a place he must 

 *' have : he hears of some honest country gentleman, 

 " who is in London, and wants a gard'ner, he goes 

 t' to him and lulls him his story, of what great mat- 

 " ters he is capable of, and such a piece of work he 

 " managed ; and by this means he gets into em- 

 " ployment, and this is sufficient to shew how the 

 ** gentleman gets imposed on." Vid. London and 

 Wise, zd Edition, 1699. 



