I. — COREESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. WEDGWOOD AND SIR' 

 JOSEPH BANKS, RELATIVE TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 

 THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Deae Sie, 



ETnuEIA, June 29, 1801. 



I HAVE been turning my attention to the fomiation of a Horticultural 

 Society, and have drawn up such heads as haye appeared to me necessary for the 

 first formation of the Society. It would be proper to add a preamble, just stating 

 the ideas of the first founders of the Society, and intimating that we wish to clash 

 with no society at present instituted whose plans are different fi'om ours. By this 

 means we shall give no offence to any party. By not binding ourselves to publish 

 annually we shall not be obliged to expose ourselves to the world in an imperfect 

 state by publishing papers not worth making public. "When you have read the 

 enclosed, I shall be happy to have your opinion on it. 



I exjrect to be in London about the middle of July, and I hope you will have 

 so settled your plans that you will be able to give me yom- company at Coote when 

 I leave tow the middle of August. I mention it to you now, that you may have 

 time to arrange your affairs, that I may not be disappointed again. "WTien you come 

 again, I hope you will make some stay with me. 



There is now a fine opportunity to try any experiments on trees, but nobody 

 to do it. My stay is so uncertain that I have not begun to do anything, for I could 

 nothing effectually, as I must do every individual thing with my mvn hands. My 

 dii-ection now is Etruria, Staffordshire. 



Believe me ever Yours Truly, 



JOHN WEDGWOOD. 



P.S. If you should see Sir Joseph Banks, will you be so good as to ask him 



