94f Garden Libraries. 



near Lynn ; the} are at present let, 2)ro' tempore, to Mr. Jones ; and the forcing 

 department is managed by Thomas Miiir, who has been some years under 

 Mr. Edgar, and has proved himself an excellent gardener, and most deserv- 

 ing young man. 



The above was written and put in type upwards of two years ago. Last 

 spring we called on Dr. Jamieson,whom wefoundin possession of the kitchen- 

 garden and pleasure-ground, as well as the house and fields. The Doctor 

 has made various erections, among the latter scenery, for gymnastic exer- 

 cises and recreative games for his pupils. He showed us the details of his 

 school establishment, which is on so ample a scale, though for a very small 

 number of pupils, as to call into use the whole of the mansion and offices 

 of Wick. He also described to us the manner in which the studies were 

 pursued. According to the best of our information and judgment, having 

 had a relation educated by the Doctor, in a former establishment, there is 

 not, and cannot be, a better school of the kind in the neighbourhood of 

 London. Of course, it is only for the sons of such as are in easy circum- 

 stances. 



Whitton Park, near Hounslow ; Calvert, Esq. — A large house, sur- 

 rounded by what was part of the Duke of Argyle's park, formerly cele- 

 brated by botanists for its collection of American trees ; ridiculed, on account 

 of these trees, by Sir William Chambers, and described by Wheatley as one 

 of the finest examples of modern gardening. A part of the artificial river, 

 mentioned by the above writer, still remains; and some of the cedars, hic- 

 cories, acacias, and other trees, v/hich are now fine specimens. In the 

 kitchen-garden was lately dug up the foundations of the house in which 

 Dr. Dodd lived, and from which, it is said, he was taken to be tried. The 

 gardener here, Mr. Lane, received a medal from the Horticultural Societ}', 

 for forced strawberries. 



Whitton Hojise, near Hounslow ; Sir Benjamin Hobhouse. — The house 

 was that occupied by the Duke of Argyle; and its elevation, consisting of a 

 centre and two wings, is familiar to every one who has paid any attention 

 to the architectural plates of the E)ici/clopcedias, and other architectural 

 works of the latter part of the last century. The grounds are interesting, 

 .from the variety and size of their exotic trees. 



Art. Vn. Garden Libraries. 



Provincial Horticultural Libraries. — Sir, As the horticultural society 

 established in this town, and other horticultural societies are forming libra- 

 ries, if it would not be trespassing too much on your time, would j'ou, in an 

 early Number of your interesting Magazine, favour us with a list of books 

 (on a very extensive scale), which you think best calculated for such a pur- 

 pose, on horticulture, botany, and agriculture, in every department, in- 

 cluding plans for laying out grounds, ornamental architectural buildings, 

 grottos, &c. ; also natural history, in all its branches, and chemistry, so far 

 as connected with horticulture and agriculture; likewise all the leading 

 periodicals in the above sciences. 



And perhaps you would, at the same time, [joint out the great advantages 

 that provincial horticultural societies would derive by establishing perma- 

 nent libraries, instead of expending the whole of their funds in awarding 

 prizes. To a library thus formed, in some cases, dried specimens, and drawings 

 of plants, &c., indigenous to the neighbourhood or otherwise, and even spe- 

 cimens of natural history, might be presented. The books should, if possi- 

 ble, be first circulated, and members afterwards be allowed to borrow them 

 for limited periods. Gentlemen belonging to the society might allow their 

 gardeners the use of the books; and gardeners, and others who coulil not 

 otherwise, may by this means see every thing worth seeing. And it cannot 



