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14. The under-gardeners are not permitted to seek for engagement 

 or service for themselves. The nomination to the employment of 

 under-gardener will be presumed to imply that they are considered likely 

 to be recommended in due time to situations of consequence in their 

 profession. 



15. The gardener, if he shall find the conduct of any under-gardener 

 unsatisfactory, either in the charge reposed in him, in his demeanour, or in 

 his moral conduct, may recommend his dismissal at any period. 



16. The under-gardeners who shall have conducted themselves with 

 propriety, will be continued to be employed as such during two years 

 from the date of the first appointment ; after which time they will be 

 recommended to such situations as may be thought likely to suit them. 



17. If at any time, during the service of either a labourer, or an 

 under-gardener, it should appear desirable from any causes, not affect- 

 ing his character, either professionally or otherwise, that he should cease 

 to remain in the service of the Society, he will be permitted to leave it 

 on his own application, or on the report of the gardener, without being 

 considered as in any way having violated his engagement with the Society. 



Appendix, No. V. contains a list of the subscribers to the formation 

 of the garden of the Horticultural Society at Chiswick, since April 1, 

 1825; in number 55, and the amount 411/. Total subscribed to the 

 garden to January 1st, 1826, 67591. 



Appendix, No. VI. Classification of the Fellows of the Horticultural 

 Society, according to their contribution towards the establishment and 

 support of the garden. 



The total number of Fellows on the 31st March, 1826, amounts 

 to 1984, of whom 1214 have contributed to the garden. 



A " Slate of the Accounts" of the Society, and of the Garden, for 1824 and 

 1825, is printed, and was delivered to such of the Fellows as were present 

 at the annual election of officers, on the 1st of May last. The following 

 are the totals: — 

 The Society, or office in town, received 



from May 1824 to May 1825 - £7554 and paid .£7165 



The Garden received from January 1 824 



to January 1825 - - 7326 and aid 6865 



Total received by the Horticultural So- 

 ciety, in the year 1824-5, deducting a 

 sum, transferred from the Society ac- 

 count to the Garden account, of £ 1300, 13680 Total paid 12700 

 Similar totals for the year 1825-6, are - 11209 Total paid 9785 

 The income of the Society from Contributions, amountpd on the 1st of 

 May 1826, to ^5170; something additional is obtained by the sale of 

 " Transactions," garden produce, and admission fees; the Society has bor- 

 rowed in all, we believe, about ^8000. 



Donald, Robert, Nurseryman, Goldworth, near Woking, Author of " The 

 Psalms of David on Christian Experience :" A new System of National 

 and Practical Agriculture to relieve the Distress of every Part of the 

 Community, by finding Employment for all Classes of Labourers ; to 

 reduce the Poor Rates; also, by a rigid Retrenchment, to lighten the 

 enormous load of Taxation, and to make our Finances meet the Ex- 

 penditure, with Hints for improving of Estates. In Rhyme, Guildford, 

 12mo. 



It cannot be expected that Mr. Donald should be so adroit at author- 

 ship as he is at gardening ; and we may here hint for his benefit, and that 

 of other country gardeners, at the great disadvantage of not having a 

 London publisher for their books. From neglecting this, their titles are 

 not introduced into the regular lists of publications, and the works them- 





