2go A HISTORY OF GARDENING IN ENGLAND 
the paper professed to be the gardeners’ friend, and was 
welcomed by them, and it has been widely instrumental in 
diffusing cultural knowledge. 1 It was much more in the style 
of the modern newspaper than any of its contemporaries. 
In its pages,shows were reported and commented on, new plants 
were described, new methods discussed, such things as “ a new 
manure called guano ” (which was mentioned in one of the first 
issues) were brought into public notice. At first it embraced 
Agriculture as well, and a few columns were also devoted to 
general news. These were abandoned in 1869, and Agriculture 
was left out in 1873. Most of the greatest botanists and Horti- 
culturalists of the day in turn contributed to the paper. Dr. 
Maxwell T. Masters succeeded Lindley as editor, and carried 
on the work until his death in 1907. 2 The Gardener s Chronicle 
maintained its leading position, and soon had many imitators. 
The Garden was started many years later, and was edited by 
Mr. W. Robinson, and while under him became the chief organ 
of the “ Wild Gardening ” School. Before the end of the 
century a host of other weekly papers had arisen, and thus 
Mr. Frost, gardener to the Coun¬ 
tess of Grenville. 
Mr. Jennings, gardener to the Earl 
of Derby. 
Mr. J. Wilson, gardener to the Earl 
of Surrey. 
Mr. Law, gardener to Lord Carlisle. 
Mr. Booth, gardener to Sir C. 
Lemon. 
Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. 
Antrobus. 
Mr. Paxton, gardener to the Duke 
of Devonshire. 
Mr. Niven, of the Botanic Garden 
at Dublin. 
Mr. Smith, of the Botanic Garden 
at Hull. 
Mr. Appleby, gardener to T. 
Brocklehurst, Esq. 
Mr. Menzies, of Hope House, near 
Halifax. 
Mr. Whiting, of the Deepdene. 
This list by no means exhausted the names of contributors. It is 
interesting to note that Mr. James Bateman, of Knypersley, whose 
book on the Orchidacece of Mexico and Guatemala came out in 1841, 
contributed a series of articles that year, and was still writing for the 
paper when it kept its Jubilee. 
1 It is interesting to note that the present institution known as the 
“ Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent ” was started in 1841, and was at first 
called “ Benevolent Institution for the Aged and Indigent Gardeners 
and their Widows.” 
2 For about a year Dr. J. Bretland Farmer was editor, and in 1908 
Dr. Frederick W. Keeble became chief editor, and Mr. R. Hooper 
Pearson managing editor. 
