xX THE HISTORY OF THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE 
whom it may concern for their own good, to be as careful 
whom they trust with the planting and replanting of their 
fine flowers, as they would be with so many jewels, for the 
roots of many of them being small and of great value may 
soon be conveyed away, and a clean tale fair told, that such 
a root is rotten, or perished in the ground, if none be seen 
where it should be, or acounterfeit one hath been put in the 
place thereof; and thus many have been deceived of their 
daintiest flowers, without true knowledge or remedy of the 
defect.” 
ESTABLISHMENT OF BoTANIC GARDENS. 
Incidentally I may mention here that the Botanic Garden 
at Oxford was established in 1632 by Henry, Earl of Danby, 
who gave for this purpose five acres of ground, and built 
greenhouses and stoves, and a house for the gardener, and 
further endowed the garden. Chelsea garden was founded 
about the year 1673, and Cambridge in 1762. The Edin- 
burgh garden was established about 1780, and it is recorded 
that James Sutherland so successfully cultivated it that he 
had 3000 species of plants growing in 1783. Kew was 
leased by the Prince of Wales, son of George II., about 
1750, and the garden laid out by Sir W. Chambers; and 
George III. purchased it about the year 1789. In 1788 a 
greenhouse, 110 feet long, was built for Cape plants; and 
in 1792 the present greenhouse was erected for New Holland 
plants. The former was demolished within the writer's 
knowledge of Kew. 
Pulteney informs us' that after the Revolution the Royal 
Gardens at Hampton Court were rich in fine plants, and 
that at St. James's was of no inconsiderable note, if we may 
guess by the many new plants Plunkenet received from it. 
The Duchess of Beaufort had a garden richly stored at 
Badminton; Dr. Henry Compton, Bishop of London, 
another at Fulham ; and many private gentlemen vied with 
each other in these elegant and useful amusements. The 
gardens of Dr. Uvedale, of Enfield; of Mr. Du Bois, an 
Kast India merchant ; of Mr. Courten, and others, afforded 
much assistance to the labours of Ray, Plukenet and 
Petiver. 
I shall again refer to Ray, who did so much to elevate 
botanical science by introducing a system of classification of 
plants. Other noted English writers on botany of the 
seventeenth century were Plukenet, Petiver and Sloane, 
' Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England, ii., p. 104. 
