[Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Thaddeus Mason Harris]@TWC D-Link bookBiographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe CHAPTER VIII 14/18
There was, also, a nursery coming on, of apple, pear, peach, and plum trees, for transplantation.
On the borders of the walks were orange, olive, and fig-trees, pomegranates, and vines.
In the more sunny part there was a collection of tropical plants, by way of experiment, such as coffee, cacoa, cotton, &c. together with some medicinal plants, procured by Dr.William Houston in the West Indies, whither he had been sent by Sir Hans Sloane to collect them for Georgia.
The expenses of this mission had been provided by a subscription headed by Sir Hans, to which his Grace the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of Derby, the Lord Peters, and the Apothecaries Company, liberally contributed.
The Doctor having died at Jamaica, the celebrated botanist, Philip Miller was now his successor.[1] [Footnote 1: "Sir HANS SLOANE," says Dr.Pulteny, "was zealous in promoting the Colony of Georgia." _Historical and Biographical Sketch of the Progress of Botany in England_, Vol.II.p.85.See a particular description of the garden, in MOORE's _Voyage to Georgia_, p.
<<Back Index Next>> D-Link book Top TWC mobile books
|