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adventures in Elgin, as, by so doing, the public will be better able to detect him 

 when he attempts to impose upon them. Mr. Green, alias Gern, alias Archer, 

 &c, arrived in Elgin on Saturday the 8th of May, and called the same evening 

 on Mr. Forbes, stating that he had taken Mr. Walker's nursery in Aberdeen, 

 and that, as he wished to get himself introduced in the north, he would dispose 

 of some fine georgina roots at Is. 6c?. each, although they were worth from 

 7*. to 21. 2s. each. Although Mr. Green's knowledge of gardeners, and gardening 

 in general, was such as to make it appear probable that he was what he 

 professed himself to be, yet there was something about his manner which 

 made Mr. Forbes resolve that he would not pay for any roots he might 

 purchase until he saw them in flower. Mr. Green acquiesced in this, and 

 said that he would let him have a dozen of roots on his paying the one half 

 of the value now, and the other half when he came round again. On the 

 following Monday, before Mr. Forbes had obtained the roots, the idea struck 

 him that the person whom he had seen on Saturday was no other than the 

 identical impostor alluded to in the Gardener's Magazine, p. 57. and 58. ; and, 

 as we had the loan of that work from him, he called for the purpose of 

 examining it. We had previously seen Mr. Green, and it occurred to us at 

 once that he was the very individual referred to ; accordingly, we both pre- 

 pared to ascertain if our ideas were correct. Mr. Green called soon after, 

 when we immediately taxed him with being the impostor referred to, and, 

 taking up the Magazine, we read the paragraphs referring to himself; but he 

 strongly denied that he was the person, and threatened to prosecute us for 

 saying so, although he allowed that he knew the individual mentioned, as he 

 had seen him often. However, we still continued, notwithstanding his 

 repeated assertions to the contrary, to be of opinion that we were right, and, 

 as he found that he could not make us believe otherwise, he soon left us. In 

 the course of the day, Mr. Green met with some of the journeymen gardeners, 

 and by their assistance obtained a knowledge of persons who were fond of 

 flowers ; but he only succeeded in disposing of three of his georgina roots 

 at Is. 6d. each. In the evening he met several of the gardeners at the inn 

 where he put up, and treated them to plenty of liquor, making engagements 

 with them to work for him in Aberdeen. After staying four days at the inn, 

 he left without paying one farthing, and nearly succeeded in obtaining a horse 

 and gig along with him. (Elgi?i Courier, May 16.) 



Mr. Green again. — We have received a letter, signed Thomas Green, bearing 

 the Ballindalloch postmark, and dated the 17th of May, requesting that we 

 would furnish him with the name of the author of the paragraph in our paper 

 of the 9th inst., cautioning the public against being imposed upon by a fellow 

 named Green, who pretended to have some very fine georginas to dispose 

 of. If Mr. Green will take the trouble to visit Elgin again, we will not only 

 furnish him with the information he requires, but also with farther inform- 

 ation about a Mr. Green, the son of a bagpiper, and whose mother resides 

 in one of our neighbouring glens, once celebrated for making fine whisky. 

 Perhaps Mr. Thomas Green will allow that he has some knowledge of the 

 Mr. Green we have referred to, as he did that he knew the impostor alluded 

 to in the Gardener's Magazine ; but, if he is ignorant on the subject, we can 

 furnish him with his genealogy, and can mention many traits in his character 

 not much to his credit. We can also furnish Mr. Thomas Green with some 

 information respecting a Mr. Green, who wrote to a Mr. Paul three times, 

 requesting that he would acknowledge that the said Mr. Green was left 

 a valuable gold, watch as a legacy by a near relation. But surely none 

 of these stories can refer to Mr. Thomas Green of the Bowling-green and 

 Vauxhall Gardens, with the 400 subscribers at one guinea each, which he 

 has established in Aberdeen ; a gentleman who has bills and property, as 

 he says, to the extent of 51,000/. sterling, and who left a situation as curator 

 to a botanic garden, where he had 21. a day, that he might engage with Sir 

 Michael Bruce for 36 acres of ground in the vicinity of Aberdeen, although 

 he had not finally taken it, as Sir Michael Bruce would not agree to the 



