for a Garden Library. 1 1 3 



something themselves, or if they have little opportunity, by stimulating 

 others, who have more in their power. Above all, we hope that no 

 master gardener of any description will be unfavourable to the plan, from a 

 fear of rendering his journeyman better informed than himself. This 

 motive, to which we are all prone, may be disguised under various others, 

 and it will probably be the greatest obstacle that the garden library scheme 

 will have to contend with ; but a good master gardener, like a good parent, 

 will consider the journeymen and apprentices under his care as an import- 

 ant trust — as his children ; and whatever progress they make, as so much 

 made by a part of himself ; so much added to the reputation of his family, 

 and for the credit of which he, like every other head of a family, be- 

 comes entitled to the principal share. A master who acts on this principle, 

 and is the means of leading his journeyman to know ten times more than 

 himself, will be much more respected and esteemed by them and by his 

 fellow masters, than if he were the means of preventing them from ob- 

 taining a library by any ostensible reason whatever, — the reason alluded to 

 in this case would always be assigned or suspected — probably even when it 

 was otherwise — and hence those masters who have had least advantage 

 from books themselves, should in their own defence be the most anxious to 

 insure those advantages to others. As to master gardeners under thirty, 

 they may go hand in hand in acquirements with their journeymen in every 

 thing ; those under forty in most things, and those above that age in many 

 things. All the three classes, too, should look to the advantages that will 

 result to their children, male and female. 



Having shown the necessity of, and explained and recommended our plan, 

 we shall next submit a list of books for a garden elementary library, or such' 

 books as are preliminary to every description of professional knowledge. 

 Any young man of ordinary capacity and industry who has access to 

 these books, and who can already read and write a little, may go through, 

 by himself, such a course of instruction as will fit him for the highest 

 branches of his profession, and enable him to choose such other books as are 

 necessary to pursue knowledge of all or of any kind as much farther as he 

 chooses. All this may be done by a solitary young man ; but if two of 

 three young men are together, then the business of self, or rather mutual 

 instruction, may go on with rapidity, ease and pleasure, as we shall after- 

 wards show. We shall only further add, that we have submitted the fol- 

 lowing list to a highly talented friend, the author of some of the best ele- 

 mentary works now in use, and the master of one of the first academies in 

 the neighbourhood of London. This gentleman has written for us a 

 course of directions for every section, by which young men may proceed 

 in the most advantageous manner in the study of each. These we shall 

 print in our succeeding number, with such other hints or suggestions as 

 may be sent us by other friends, or enemies, to this important measure. 



In general the following books may be had from any bookseller ; but as 

 , particular books are sometimes scarce, we have always put down two or 

 three of the same kind, or which treat on the same subject. 



All the books are numbered in series, by which in giving an order to a 

 bookseller, or in the correspondence of one gardener with another, the 

 number may be used instead of the title at length. 



All those in italics we consider essential for an elementary library. 



All those to which no mark is prefixed are such as may be substituted for 

 the books in italics. 



Those which are desirable, though less essential, are marked (*). 



Those which are necessary to a sufficient library, but which may be dis- 

 pensed with if the Encyclopaedia Britannica, and its Supplement, are pur- 

 chased, are marked (f). 



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