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educated men, Tmean men possessing a good English education, 

 and who can read and write well. None but those who are in- 

 dustrious, honest, and sober men can hope to find employment. 

 Once drunk, and a gardener loses the confidence of his 

 employer; once discharged without a certificate of good con- 

 duct, and he will never obtain employment again. A gar- 

 dener's wages vary from 9,1. to Si. \0s. and 4/. per month; 

 an assistant gardener from ll. lOs. to 21. per month. Farm 

 labourers get here from 12/. to 18/. per annum; farmers from 

 20/. to 40/., or generally on shares. Although I find that my 

 natural love of scribbling and talking (for which faults blame 

 my profession) has lengthened this communication to such a 

 degree, I still must extend it a few lines, to say that we have 

 a very capital society in existence in Montreal, " The Montreal 

 Natural History Society," of which I am a fellow. I will 

 hereafter send you a description of this association, and of its 

 museum; and I will by the first favourable opportunity send 

 the Transactions of the Qiiehec Lite^-ary and Historical Society, 

 of which two volumes are published. 



I remain, dear Sir, yours, &c. 

 St. Vincent Street., Montreal, A. P. Hart. 



Oct. 25. 1832. 



We are extremely obliged to Mr. Hart for the above com- 

 munication, and others which we have received from him ; and 

 we have also to thank our old and much esteemed friend, 

 Mr. Cleghorn, for a packet and a letter. We wish we could 

 hear from both parties frequently. — Cond. 



Art. III. On the Disabilities experienced hy young Gardeners, m 

 acquiring professional and general Knotoledge, By SciENTiiE 

 ET JustitijE Amator. 



Sir, 

 After the interesting remarks you made upon my last 

 communication (Vol.VIII. p. 644,)? it is almost unnecessary to 

 trouble you with another of a similar nature. It is indeed too 

 true that the evils of which we complain are undoubtedly great, 

 and although it is rather unpleasant to reflect that the effectual 

 removal of them can only be accomplished " in a succeeding 

 generation," yet surely the consideration that our efforts may 

 in the least be instrumental for bettering the condition of our 

 brethren will more than induce us to use every means in our 

 power " for impressing upon the minds of all" the great im- 



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