PRINCIPAL GARDENERS—WILLIAM MCNAB. 295 
Sir Joseph Banks to Dr. Rutherford 
now vacant in your garden, being a man eminently skilled in the 
names of plants, as well as in their culture, modest, unassuming, 
quiet, civil and obedient. As he has been 10 years at Kew Mr. 
iton is desirous of providing for him and will therefore readily 
part with him if he thinks the offer likely to produce and secure a 
has some doubts, and in truth as the price of every necessary of life 
has of late increased materially, and still continues to increase, or 
rather as the value of money diminishes every day his doubts are 
not without a rational foundation. 
[ have however brought him to say that i 
added to the salary of £440 he will thankfully accept the place. 
Cambridge possesses—I think in a better style, and he is more 
I am My Dear Sir, 
Your very faithful and very humble Ser. 
Sgd.) Jos. Banks. 
26 March 1810. : 
Edinr. 1 April 1810. 
Dr. Rutherford to Sir Joseph Banks.* 
ad been in use of allowing. Surely I can have no objection to 
* Printed by permission of Miss McNab, who has the original letter. 
? James Donn (1758-1813). See Britten and Boulg., Bibliog. Index. 
* Printed by permission from a copy in the possession of Miss McNab. 
