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JOHN BRADDICK, Esq. A zealous horticulturist and fruit 

 grower. He contributed four papers to the Horticultural 

 Society of London. In the Gardener's Mag. for Jan. 1827, 

 is a communication by him, on some new French pears. The 

 editor of this magazine acknowledges " the very liberal and 

 truly patriotic manner in which our highly-valued corres- 

 pondent shares every novelty he receives with those whose 

 interest it is to increase and disseminate such novelties." In 

 the above magazine for March, 1827, is another spirited 

 communication by him, on these new pears, introduced from 

 France, in which he says : " And here I think it necessary 

 to premise, that the following list is the cream skimmed off 

 some thousands of new pears, which I have for many years 

 past been getting together from various parts of the world, 

 about two-thirds of which yet remain for trial, not having 

 fruited, together with some thousands of seedling pears, 

 apples, plums, cherries, apricots, peaches and grapes, of my 

 own raising; the fruits of some of which I hope will continue 

 to gladden the hearts of horticulturists for many years to 

 come. As they are produced I will make them known to the 

 public, with as much facility as lies in my power. 



" Boughton Mount, July 29, 1826." 



One is sorry to relate, that Mr. Braddick died soon after 

 this benevolent wish ; for he died at the above seat of his, 

 near Maidstone, in April, 1828, at the age of sixty-three. 



Page 120. Dr. Dibdin thus speaks of Archibald Alison : 

 " The beautiful and melodious style of this writer, renders 

 his works deserving of a conspicuous place in every well- 

 chosen library.'' 



Page 89. In this page I have stated that Dr. Dibdin says, 

 " on many accounts does G. Markham seem entitled to more 

 notice and commendation." I have given extracts from his 



