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the
ground.
ound to have it
the
evening of
some
granted. On
the same day I
had the privilege of transmitting further observations on this subject to His Excellency, in which I proposed scheme, in the event of the sale of land being inevitable. However
a
modification of the
this proposition, which was made to His Excellency, and also His Excellency's suggestions to extend on the East, would be expensive
and not near so convenient aud
suitable
for
the Gardens
a4
laying out and making
the
of
the land close to
my
residence
would be.
us and tree planting
5. The
gardeus
works suffer very greatly by wants such
as
this land in question might just be
made to meet. however, I fear that it
is only those professionally engaged. who could fully
in horkéulture to,
appreciate the great want which I
experience, and which consequently
forces
to
Arge
the
great importance
aud
of retaining this land for gandon purposes. I might, however, be permitted to explain that both for garden tree planting maintenance and progress it is essential that some place must exist for rearing plants and trees in pots and in nursery beds in the
hear open ground, and that such a