674 Loudon^ s Arboretum et Frutieetum Britannicum. 



suing his profession of landscape-gardener, on the produce of which profes- 

 sion, and on the literary labours of Mrs. Loudon, he has entirely depended 

 for his income, since his literary property was pledged for the Arboretuvi. 

 Under these circumstances Mr. Loudon feels himself justified in taking this 

 mode of soliciting additional subscribers to the Arboretum, and in begging his 

 friends and patrons throughout the country to assist him in obtaining them. 



The Arboretum has been spoken of in the highest terms in all the principal- 

 Reviews of Europe, and in the Botanical Periodicals of North America. The 

 Quarterly Review says : — 



' This book is one of solid value, worthy of a place in the library of every 

 landed gentleman, as well as of every student of botanical, arboricultural, 

 and horticultural science. . . . Let us warmly congratulate Mr. Loudon on 

 having finished his Herculean task; a task which few men, except himself, 

 would have had the courage to begin, and still fewer the perseverance to 

 complete. The Arborttum Britannicum is complete in its kind, and it must 

 become a standard book of reference on all subjects connected with trees.' — 

 Oct. 1838. 



If, then, the Arboretum is ' worthy of a place in the library of every landed 

 gentleman,' it may be permitted to its author, under his particular circum- 

 stances, to direct the attention of landed gentlemen to the book. Surely 

 there must be more than 330 hereditary libraries that do not yet contain the 

 work ; not to mention the libraries which some gentlemen devote to their 

 gardeners, foresters, and bailiiFs, in which the Arboretum will be found a most 

 useful acquisition. 



The following ladies, noblemen, and gentlemen, who already possess the 

 work, on being applied to, have kindly permitted their names to be published 

 as approving of the Arboretum, and of this address to the public : — 



The Right Honourable Lady RoUe. 



Mrs. Lawrence of Studley Royal. 



The Duke of Northumberland. 



The Duke of Devonshire. 



The Duke of Buccleuch. 



The Duke of Sutherland. 



The Marquess of Northampton. 



The Earl of Shrewsbury. 



The Earl of Aberdeen. 



The Earl of Harrington. 



The Earl Fitzwilliam. 



The Earl of Radnor. 



The Earl of Ripon. 



The Earl of Lovelace. 



Viscount Combermere. 



The Bishop of Winchester. 



Lord Monteagle. 



Lord Corehouse. 



Sir John Trevelyan. 



Sir H. E. Bunbnry. 



Sir Charles Lemon. 



Sir Oswald Mosley. 



Sir William Jardine. 



Sir W. J. Hooker. 



The Rev. J. Mitford. 



The Rev. M. J. Berkeley. 



The Rev. W. T. Bree. 



Captain Widdrington, R.N. 



J. T. Brooks, Esq., Flitwick House. 



Joseph Strutt, Esq., Derby. 



L. W. Dillwyn, Esq., Sketty Hall. 



Gregory Gregory, Esq., Hai'laxton 



Manor. 

 P. J. Selby, Esq., Twizell House. 

 Professor Henslow. 

 Professor Lindley. 

 Professor Royle. 

 Dr. Neill." 



Some of the above noblemen and gentlemen have, unasked, kindly sent us 

 testimonials evincing their very favourable opinion of the Arboretimi, and 

 these we shall probably publish in our next Number. 



We have also received some additional subscribers, among whom are Joseph 

 Strutt, Esq., of Derby, for ten copies, and Mrs. Lawrence of Studley Royal, 

 one copy. Mr. Strutt took a still greater number of copies when the work 

 was first published. 



