or Pecsdarium, which is to confift of 
1796.] 
termediate {paces are to be filled with fir, 
larch, laurel,elm, &c. for fhelter, which are 
to be cut away when they come to inter- 
fere with the Linnean plants, or are ufe- 
_Tefs as nurfes, always taking care that the 
nurfes be as diftinét in appearance as pof- 
fible from the fpecies they are planted to 
protect, as deciduous for ever-greens, and 
Vice Ver fa. 
Linnzus, Aiton, &c. do not notice 
Vatieties in general; but in this garden, 
every variety, even thofe that are merely 
feminal, and all variegations muft be ar- 
ranged in their proper places. 
This garden is calculated for the fcien- 
‘tific botanift, who ftudies the plants ly {te- 
matically. 
Deine Cattle Garden. 
The next garden is the Cattle Garden, 
fiy 
divifions, as follows: 
i. Une sneepe Divigen, or Horizs 
Ovinus. ; 
2., he hoegned, Cattle . Diyifion, | or 
Hortus Bovinus. 
3. Vhe Horfe Divifion, or Hors 
Equinus. 
4. The Goat Divifion, or Hortus Hir- 
onus. 
s. The Swine Divifion, or Hortus Suinus. 
Each of thefeis to be laid out in regu- 
lar beds, with alieys three feet wide be- 
tween each, and witha gravel walk near- 
ly in the centre, acrofs the beds; on the 
one fide of this walk are to be arranged, 
in Linnzan order, all plants which the 
animal to which the divifion is appropri- 
ated, is fond of eating, and which are 
wholefome food for it, and alfo all plants 
which it is not fond of eating, though not 
unwholefome; on the oppolite fide of the 
walk are to be arranged all plants which 
the fame animal will eat, but are injurious 
to it, and likewife all which it refules to 
eat, whether injurious or not. 
The Herbaceous plan‘s and fhrubs to 
he kept in cach arrangement diftingt, 
whereby an ufeful thelter will gained in 
many parts. 
Every plant is to have a like nainted 
mark to it, as before defcribed; and if a 
native, N. is'to be painted on the back of 
the mark. | 
3. The Hay Garden. 
The next garden will be the meadow 
divifion, containing all plants of which 
hay can be made, arranged according to 
their times of being fit-for cutting; placing 
on one fide of the walk thofe that are va- 
luable, and on the other, thofe that are 
the leaft ufeful, for the icythe. 
Thele Hay and Cattle Gardens are pro- 
Montury Mac. No. III. 
Botanic inftituiion. 
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pofed for the inftruction of the prattical 
hufbandman; he will there fee eyery 
plant, thrub,and weed which grows ir 
Ireland; he will fee at once, what are 
ufeful, what otherwife, for each animal; 
he will learn how to weed his meadows 
and paftures, how to feleét the hay feeds 
which fhould be fown together, and what 
weeds on his ditches or tillage grounds he 
fhould be moft anxious to prevent feed- 
ing; and the moft illiterate man is capa- 
ble of inftruétion from theft. by being 
told what is the defcription of the divi- 
fion he louks at 
Catalogues are to be prepared for each 
divifion, with a fhort account of the quali- 
ties of each plant, and a reference to all 
the authors who treat of it :—A complete 
colleétioh of which authors is propofed to 
be procured, and‘ kept in the leéturing- 
room, or library there. 
A larger Meadow Garden to be laid 
out in a feperate part of the ground, 
where there fhould be plots of all the 
hay grafles, quite diftinét, and fufiiciently 
large to mow, fo as to make experiments 
for afforting thofe graffes together, which 
require equal length of time in _ being 
made into hay, and to fave the feeds of 
each diftinét, for curiofity, or fale: 
4. The Efculent Garden: 
The next garden will be the Efculent 
one, or Efcarium, which is to contain 
every plant that furnifhes food to man; 
arranged in divifions as follows: 
1 Thofe whofe roots furnifh food, 
wholly or principally. 
2. Thofe whofe flocks or leaves, ditto. 
3. Thofe whofe flowers, ditto 
4. Thofe whofe seeds, ditto. 
And for this garden, like painted marks 
and like catalogues are to be prepared, 
and the various modés and feafons of cul- 
ture noted. 
5: The Dyers’ Garden. 
The next will be the Dyers’ Garden, 
Wherein all plants, which affords any 
aififtance in dying colours, will be ar- 
ranged, according to the colours they dye; 
with like marks and catalogues. 
6. The next will be 4 garden of Saxa- 
tile, or Rock Plants. 
7. The next will be one for creepers 
and Climbers. 
8. The next for Bog and Water Plants 
g. Ihe next fot Marine Plants. 
10. The next will contain a feparate 
colleétion of all Wariegations of every 
tree; fhrub, and herb. 
6 Phe Wurfery.,) oa 
The next will be the\Nurfery, where 
the propagation of all the choiceft kinds 
he will, 
