280 THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE DON. 
Patrick I have no influence with any party who can assist him toa 
situation, as I am perfectly unknown in the Horticultural world. 
James and Charles have more influence with nurserymen, both 
dealing with Mr. Knight in the King’s-road for seeds, &c., and eve 
atrick is much better known among gardeners and nurserymen 
than either of us, having attended most of the flower-shows, and 
been very successful in gaining prizes, but the fact is a good situa- 
tion is difficult of attainment unless the influence be considerable. 
hope, however, that he will soon succeed, for very few gardeners 
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ped 
shire and who had two sons and one daughter, the eldest of whom 
Thomas one of whose sons resides in Lower James Street Golden 
Square London; the second Alexander my Grandfather who was 
married to a Mr. Miller two of whose sons became gardeners one 
then removed. My father about this time appears to have got tired 
of the Clockmaking business and went to learn Gardening or 
Horticulture with his cousin Mr. Miller then gardener at Duplin 
Castle, and here he appears to have made his first botanical 
* See page 55 of the Memoir in these “ Notes.”—/. B. 2B. 
