Duke of Bedford's Publications. 69 



John Russell, Duke of Bedford (1802-39) 

 did good service in his time toward the pro- 

 motion of objects connected with horticulture, 

 and by publishing the results of experiments 

 made on his estate and accounts of his 

 botanical collections. These works, of which 

 the first-quoted passed through as many 

 as four editions between 1816 and 1828, 

 were : 



1. Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis. With numer- 

 ous dried specimens of Agricultural Grasses cultivated 

 by the Duke of Bedford. Folio, 1816 ; royal 8vo, 

 1824, 1855, 1858. The first edition contains dried 

 specimens of the grasses, the others lithographic 

 plates. The editor was Mr. George Sinclair. 



This was followed by : 



2. Hortus Ericcceus Woburnensis. A catalogue of 

 Heaths in the collection of the Duke of Bedford at 

 Woburn Abbey. Alphabetically and systematically 

 arranged by James Forbes. 40,1815. With plates, 

 coloured. 



3. Salicefum Woburnense ; or, A Catalogue of 

 Willows, Indigenous and Foreign, in the collection of 

 the Duke of Bedford. Systematically arranged by 

 James Forbes. 4to, 1829. With coloured plates. 



