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buted very greatly in encouraging landed proprietors 

 about London to plant forest-trees. Amongst other 

 books he wrote the ' Cyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs,' 

 ' Hortus Botanica,' &c., &c. 



John Sneyd, Esq. of Belmont, Staffordshire, distin- 

 guished himself as a tree-planter, and did much to 

 introduce and popularise the larch in his own district 

 about 1788. 



John Grigoe, nurseryman, Forres, was not only very 

 famous and successful as a nurseryman, but was also 

 an extensive contract planter ; and his book on Arbori- 

 culture is probably the best on the subject yet written, 

 and which all foresters should read and study. Bom 

 at the Haugh, Elgin, 26th March 1806, and died at 

 Forres 14th May 1881. He was several times in 

 Belgium, and also in France and Germany. Mr 

 Grigor was both an enthusiast on trees and a very 

 talented gentleman. 



John Hill, M.D., a great writer on trees, shrubs, 

 and other rural subjects. He was born about 1716, 

 and died 2 2d November 1775. A detailed account 

 of him is given in Loudon's ' Encyclopedia.' 



John Geraede, a London surgeon, had the first 

 botanic garden in England. He wrote on herbs as 

 well as trees and shrubs; was born in Cheshire 1545, 

 and died about 1607. 



John Parkinson, a herbalist and botanist in 

 London of great celebrity, was born in 1567, and 

 died about 1640. He was herbalist and botanist to 



