3 1 2 Catalogue of Works 



nurseries ; e. g. at Messrs. Loddiges at Hackney ; not to men- 

 tion the gardens of Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Glasgow. 



(To be continued.) 



Art. II. Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Agriculture, Botany, 

 fyc. published since November last, toith some Account of those 

 considered the most interesting 



British. 



Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London. Vol. vi. part iii. 

 London, 4to. 3 plates. 



This part contains eighteen papers ; two of the plates are figures of 

 chrysanthemums, and the third of " Wilmot's superb" strawberry. Three 

 of the papers are by the president; two by the secretary; two by the 

 garden secretary; one by a clerk in the garden ; one by the head gardener; 

 two are anonymous reports, on the experiments carried on in the garden 

 of the Society ; and one, notices of fruits exhibited at the Society's meetings. 

 Of the remaining five papers ; one is by Dr. Van Mons of Brussels ; two by 

 gardeners in place in England ; and two by gardeners in place in Scotland. 

 Along with this publication is distributed a paper of " Regulations observed 

 by the Garden Committee in the distribution of articles from the garden." 



The essence of all these papers may be comprised in about a dozen of 

 our pages, and will be found in a future number. 



Horticultural Society of London. Report of the Garden Committee on the 

 Formation and Progress of the Garden ; drawn up for the Information 

 of the Fellows of the Society, as directed by the Bye-Laws. March 51st, 

 1826. London, 4to. 29 pp. 1 pi. 



This report is only delivered to such Fellows of the Society as have sub- 

 scribed to the garden ; other members or the public may purchase it at 

 5s. a copy. 



The Garden Committee have the satisfaction to state that the various 

 departments of the Garden exhibit every appearance of improvement and 

 advancement. " Though many walls and buildings remain to be executed, the 

 ground-works are so far perfected, that the arrangements and divisions are 

 sufficiently obvious to exhibit to an observer the design of those to whom 

 the first formation of the plan was entrusted. The deviations from that 

 plan have been so trifling that the original may be considered as remaining 

 unaltered, and the Committee have again to repeat, what they have once be- 

 fore observed, that if the plan of the garden were again to be arranged, the 

 present would probably be adopted by all who are acquainted with its details. 

 The object of the establishment has always been, and it is hoped will 

 continue to be, general public utility ; private benefit and gratification, except 

 as far as may be compatible with general good, being of secondary consider- 

 ation. The entire garden must be viewed as created for the illustration 

 of all objects connected with gardening, and as intended to fulfil the pur- 

 poses of the original institution of the Society, pointed out in its charter, 

 " the improvement of horticulture in all its branches, ornamental as well 

 as useful." 



By this test we shall examine the plan of the garden in our next 

 number. 



Reports on the following points are in preparation : 



l. The results of observations and experiments of a general nature, made 

 in the garden. 



