Trees and Shrubs hi the Derby Arboretum. 73 



Profession." Milan, 1812, Silvestri. From this work may be obtained much 

 information concerning the art of gardening, and those authors who treated of 

 it ; and much more from the Dizionario ragionato di Libri d' Agricoltiira, Vete- 

 rinaria, e di altri Rami d" Economia campestre, ad Uso degli Aviatori delle Cose 

 agrarie e delta Gioventu, " Descriptive Dictionary of Books on Agriculture, 

 the veterinary Art, and other Branches of rural Economy, for the Use of 

 Amateurs of rural Affairs and of Youth." Venice, 1808, 4 vols, in 16mo. 

 The same author published, besides these two works, the following : Proposi- 

 zioni teoriche pratiche di Fisica vegetabile, " Theoretical and practical Propo- 

 sitions of Vegetable Physiology." Reggio, 1795, 8vo. Elementi di Agricol- 

 tura, " Elements of Agriculture." Parma, 1798, 2 vols. Arte di supplire alia 

 Mancanza di Foraggi, " Art of supplying the Deficiency of Fodder." Pavia, 

 1802. Prolusione alle Lezioni di Agi-aria, " Prolusions at the Lectures of 

 Agriculture." Bologna, 1804. Memoria suit' Agricoltura delle Montagne 

 Reggiane del Dipariiniejito di Crostolo, " Memoir on the Agriculture of the 

 Mountains of Reggio, in the Department of Crostolo." Milan, 1803. Saggio 

 di Nosologia vegetabile, " Essay on Vegetable Nosology ; " inserted in the 12th 

 vol. of the Transactions of the Italian Society, Modena, 1805. Flementi di 

 Giardinaggio, " Elements of Gardening." Lettera al Signor Gagliardo sidle 

 Opere agrarie del Crescensi, " Letter to M Gagliardo on the Agricultural 

 Operations of the Crescensi District;" inserted in the 10th vol. of Gagliardo's 

 Biblioteco di Campagna, " Country Library." Lettera sul Male clie guasta il 

 Frumento, detto Golpe in Toscana e Marzetto in Lombardia, " Letter on the 

 Disease which destroys Wheat, called Golpe (rust) in Tuscany and Mar- 

 zetto in Lombardy ;" in the 1st vol. of the Giornale di Agricoltura, " Journal 

 of Agriculture." Lettere Tre sopra alcuni Oggetti relativi aW Agricoltura 

 Italiana, " Three Letters on Subjects relating to Italian Agriculture." DeW 

 Utilitd delta Teorica agraria, " On the Utility of Agricultural Theory," 

 Etemeiiti di Economia campestre ad Uso de' Licei d'ltatia, 1808, " Elements 

 of rural Economy for the Use of the Colleges of Italy, 1808." Lettera 

 sull'Erba medica, " Letter on tlie medicinal Grass." Amiali delV Agricoltura del 

 Regno d'ltatia, " Annals of the Agriculture of the Kingdom of Ital}'." 1809 

 to 1814, vol. 22. " Saggio delta Poesia didascalicagiorgica degli Italiani, 

 " Essay on the didactic-georgic Poetry of the Italians." Elogiodi Pietro Cres- 

 eenzi, " Eulogium on Peter Crescenzi." Bologna, 1812. Istruzione sul Modo 

 di coltivare it Cotono " Instructions in the Method of cultivating Cotton." 

 De' Letami, " On Manures." Delle Terre cottivabili e del Modo di conoscerle, 

 " On Soils fit for Cultivation, and Manner of growing them." Saggio sul 

 Porno di Terro, " Essay on the Potato." Sidle Matattie delle Piante, " On 

 the Diseases of Plants." Saggio storico sutlo Stato e suite Vicende dell' Agricol- 

 tura antica dei Paesi posti fra f Adriatico, t'Alpe, e t'Appemiino, "Historical 

 Essay on the State of ancient Agriculture, and Matters relating thereto, in 

 the Countries situated between the Adriatic, the Alps, and the Apennines." 



These are the notices which I have been able to procure, and I flatter my- 

 self that they are exact and complete. I have not spared pains in obtaining 

 them from authentic sources ; and, not trusting to my own exertions, I en- 

 listed, as I said before, some learned men into my service, who were of great 

 assistance to me. I have not restricted myself to those authors who have 

 written solely on ornamental gardens, and their works ; but have thought it 

 advisable to include those authors, and their works, who treat of gardening in 

 general, as you will perceive by this list. — Monza, Aug. 10. 1839. 



Art. IV. List of Part of the Trees and Shrubs Jurnished for the 

 Arboretum of Joseph Strutt, Esq., at Derby, by Messrs. Whitley 

 S^ Osborn, voith their Ready-Money Prices. With Introductory Re- 

 marks by the Conductor. 



The most common ostensible objection to planting collections 

 of trees and shrubs is, the alleged high price of all kinds for 



