'TIS Biogr-aphical Notice of 



corated with a Flora crowned with roses, and medallions set in flowers, and 

 inscribed with the names of Knight, Sabine, Lindley, and Loudon ; and one 

 wreathed with cypress to the memory of the unfortunate and lamented Douglas. 

 (^Kilkenny Moderator, April 11.) 



Aug, 20. A great number of prizes were distributed, among which were 

 some to ladies for paintings of flowers, and some to gardeners for collections of 

 native plants. The thanks of the meeting were voted to John Robertson, Esq., 

 for his indefatigable exertions in behalf of the Society, and for the promotion 

 of horticulture generally. {Ibid., Aug. 22. and 29.) 



Waterford Horticultural Society. — Aug. 19. Immediately at the left, upon 

 entering, was a collection of dahlias and German asters, from the Waterford 

 Nursery, which attracted universal admiration. There were also some splendid 

 cockscombs, sent in by Captain English of Ringville. The bouquets of cut 

 flowers were uncommonly splendid. Those from Kilkenny Castle, from May- 

 park, and from Miss Davis's garden obtained prizes. A pyramid of cut flowers 

 (for such it really was) from Mr. Gadsden's garden was very much admired, 

 as was another collection sent in from Ballinamona, the seat of Alderman 

 Carew. The prize for the best green-house plants was decreed to the gar- 

 dener of Mr. Barron, M. P, ( Waterford Mirror, Aug. 13. and 22.) 



Art. IX. Biography. 



Andrew Heron, Esq., of Bargally. — We took a good deal of pains to 

 procure a biographical notice of this celebrated Scotch botanist and planter, 

 for our Arboretum Britannicum ; and, through the kindness of various indivi- 

 duals, we were enabled to furnish an account, correct in every particular, 

 except that the present male representative of the family is the grand- 

 nephew of Dr. Heron, instead of the grandson, as stated in our account. 

 This gentleman, Basil R. Heron, Esq., captain in the Royal Artillery, now 

 stationed at Gibraltar, has kindly sent us the following account, extracted from 

 the pedigree of the family, and other documents in his possession : — 



" Andrew Heron was the second son of Andrew Heron of Heron, who was 

 member of Parliament for the stewartry of Kircudbright. He settled Bar- 

 gally and other lands upon Andrew, as his patrimony. 



" The family of Heron is one of the baronial families mentioned in the Battle 

 Abbey Roll, and the first Heron recorded in British history is mentioned as 

 being one of the followers of William the Conqueror from Normandy ; from 

 whom the various branches of the Herons of Essex and Hertfordshire, of 

 Northamptonshire, of Cressy in Lincolnshire, of Heron of Ford, Heron of 

 Chipchase, of Bokenfield, and others in Northumberland, sprang up. 



" In the parliamentary writs and writs of military summons in the Tower of 

 London, we find that John Heron was enrolled in pursuance to the ordinance 

 for the defence of the seacoast, as a knight holding lands within the county 

 of Essex, but non-resident in the count3', in the 24th of Edward I., in the 

 year 1296. In the same record the same John Heron was enrolled and sum- 

 moned to perform mihtary service against the Scots, and to muster at Berwick 

 upon Tweed on the nativity of St. John the Baptist, 29th of Edward I., 

 A. D. 1301. 



" Sir Robert Heron, cousin of the above, was appointed comptroller of Scot- 

 land, and was summoned to parliament at Westminster on eight days of the 

 nativity of the Virgin, viz. 15th of September, in the 33d of Edward I., 

 A.D. 1305. 



" William Heron, knight of the shire, returned for the county of Northum- 

 berland ; to join the parliament at Westminster in three weeks of St John 

 the Baptist, 15th July, 18th of Edward I., and in the year 1290. The same 

 WiUiam Heron summoned to perform a knight's military service in person 



