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and those anxious to examine the plants were appointed ; 

 separate catalogues of each class of garden were pre- 

 pared, and a conservatory and stove were ordered. A 

 Flora Rustic a Hibernica was projected, and the pro- 

 fessor of Botany was directed to forward to the draw- 

 ing schools specimens of plants useful or injurious to 

 husbandry, with a view to the pupils copying them for 

 illustration of his work. John White, under-gardener, 

 was sent in 1803 on a botanical enquiry through 

 Carlingford and the Mourne Mountains. 



In 1 801-2, catalogues of the hothouse plants, and 

 of the arboretum and herbarium, compiled by Under- 

 wood, were published, which showed that the collections, 

 even then, were very rich. The hothouses and con- 

 servatories, designed by E. Parke, stood on the site now 

 occupied by the walk leading from the present entrance 

 gate to the octagon house. 



The Society thought it advisable to have a lease 

 directly from the Dean and Chapter of Christ Church, 

 without an intervening one, and 1250 were paid to 

 the representative of the Rev. Travers Hume, assignee 

 of George Putland, for the interest in the chapter 

 lease to that family. In 1807, ^265 were paid to 

 Mr. Duffin, of the Linen hall, for a mill * and con- 

 cerns adjoining the Society's ground, which it was 

 thought advisable to acquire ; and a plot of ground 

 belonging to the Grand Canal Company was leased 

 at 25 a year. The Dean and Chapter of Christ 

 Church assigned Duffin's term, and renewed a lease 

 in which the Society agreed to leave him the mill, 

 house and garden, situate between the public road 

 to Glasnevin and the waste gate of the mill dam, for 

 thirteen years, at a yearly rent of ,50. In 1812, they 



1 The watermill in Glasnevin was granted in 1539 to the treasurer 

 of the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. 



