310 CONCLUSION. 



JOHN THOMPSON, a commercial gardener at New- 

 castle-on-Tyne, author of several books on Horticulture, 

 published 1758. 



JOHN ABERCROMBIE, author of sixteen different books 

 on Gardening, Shrubs, Trees, &c. He was probably 

 born near Edinburgh in 1726. He went to London, 

 where he lived an active and useful life, and died 

 on 15th April 1806. His book of greatest merit, 

 ' Every Man his own Gardener/ was written by him 

 in prison ; but why he was in prison one would like 

 to know. 



JOHN LOCKE, one of the greatest philosophers this 

 country has ever produced. He was born in Somer- 

 setshire 1632, and died at his fine seat in Norbury 

 Park, in Surrey, 1704. He wrote extensively on 

 many subjects, amongst others on the ' Eise and Pro- 

 gress of the Taste of planting Pleasure-Grounds, Park- 

 Trees,' &c. 



JOHN COAKLEY LETTSOM, M.D., F.E.S., was born on 

 a small island called Little Vandyke, near Tortola, in 

 1774, and died 1815. He wrote several books, in- 

 cluding 'Hortus Uptonensis,' 1781; 'A Kural and 

 Horticultural Sketch,' 1804; 'On the Beta Cicla, or 

 Eoot of Scarcity ; ' ' Thoughts on Building and Plant- 

 ing,' &c. 



JOHN GREFFER, a native of Germany, who came to 

 England about the middle of the eighteenth century ; 

 was some time under Mr Millar, gardener to James 

 Vere, Esq. of Kensington ; afterwards with Mr Thom- 

 son, seedsman, Millend. He afterwards received from 



