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the paper professed to be the gardeners' friend, and was 

 welcomed by them, and it has been widely instrumental in 

 diffusing cultural knowledge.^ It was much more in the style 

 of the modern newspaper than any of its contemporaries. 

 In its pages, shows were reported and commented on, new plants 

 were described, new methods discussed, such things as " a new 

 manure called guano " (which was mentioned in one of the first 

 issues) were brought into public notice. At first it embraced 

 Agriculture as well, and a few columns were also devoted to 

 general news. These were abandoned in 1869, and Agriculture 

 was left out in 1873. Most of the greatest botanists and Horti- 

 culturalists of the day in turn contributed to the paper. Dr. 

 Maxwell T. Masters succeeded Lindley as editor, and carried 

 on the work until his death in 1907.^ The Gardener's Chronicle 

 maintained its leading position, and soon had many imitators. 

 The Garden was started many years later, and was edited by 

 Mr. W. Robinson, and while under him became the chief organ 

 of the " Wild Gardening " School. Before the end of the 

 century a host of other weekly papers had arisen, and thus 



Mr. Frost, gardener to the Coun- 

 tess of Grenville. 



Mr. Jennings, gardener to the Earl 

 of Derby. 



Mr, J. Wilson, gardener to the Earl 

 of Surrey. 



Mr. Law, gardener to Lord Carlisle. 



Mr. Booth, gardener to Sir C. 

 Lemon. 



Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. 

 Antrobus. 



Mr. Paxton, gardener to the Duke 



of Devonshire. 

 Mr. Niven, of the Botanic Garden 



at Dublin. 

 Mr. Smith, .of the Botanic Garden 



at Hull. 

 Mr. Appleby, gardener to T. 



Brocklehurst, Esq. 

 Mr. Menzies, of Hope House, near 



Halifax. 

 Mr. Whiting, of the Deepdene. 



This list by no means exhausted the names of contributors. It is 

 interesting to note that Mr. James Bateman, of Knypersley, whose 

 book on the Orchidacea of Mexico and Guatemala came out in 1841, 

 contributed a series of articles that year, and was still writing for the 

 paper when it kept its Jubilee. 



^ It is interesting to note that the present institution known as the 

 " Gardeners' Royal Benevolent " was started in 1841, and was at first 

 called " Benevolent Institution for the Aged and Indigent Gardeners 

 and their Widows." 



" For about a year^Dr. J. Bretland Farmer was editor, and in 1908 

 Dr. Frederick W. Ke~eble became chief editor, and Mr. R. Hooper 

 Pearson managing editor. 



