growing in the English Plantations; 12mo. 1672.

3, The Flower Garden, 12mo. 1672 and 1734.

SAMUEL HARTLIB, ESQ. published Sir Richard Weston's "Discourse of
Husbandrie used in Brabant and Flanders, shewing the wonderful
improvement of land there, and serving as a pattern for our practice in
this Commonwealth." _Lond._ 1645, 4to. 24 pages. Mr. Weston, in his
interesting Catalogue, says, "It is remarked in the Phil. Trans. that
England has profited in agriculture to the amount of many millions, in
consequence of the Flanders husbandry having been made known by this
little treatise. In another edition (I believe 1655) Hartlib, in order
to enlarge, and better explain it, annexed Dr. Beatie's Annotations to
it." Mr. Hartlib also published,

1, Legacie; or an Enlargement of the Discourse of Husbandry; 4to.
1650. A second edition in 1651, and a third in 1655.

2, Concerning the Defects and Remedies of English Husbandry, in a
letter to Dr. Beale; 4to. 1651.

3, A Designe for Plentie, by an universall planting of
_Fruit-trees_; tendered by some Well-wishers to the Public. _Lond._
without date, but probably (as Mr. Loudon observes) 1652, 4to.
"Published by Hartlib, who had the MS. from the Hon. Colonel John
Barkstead, Lieutenant of the Tower. The author was an aged minister
of the Gospel, at Lovingland, near Yarmouth."

4, The Commonwealth of Bees, 1657.

Mr. Weston gives much information respecting Mr. Hartlib. I select only
the following:--

"He was a German gentleman by birth, a great promoter of husbandry
during the times of the commonwealth, and much esteemed by all ingenious
men in those days, particularly by Milton, who addressed to him his
Treatise on Education; Sir William Petty also inscribed two letters to
him on the same subject. _Lond._ 4to. 1647 and 1648. Cromwell, who was a
great favourer of agriculture, in consequence of this admirable
performance, allowed Hartlib a pension of L100. a year; and Hartlib
afterwards, the better to fulfil the intentions of his benefactor,
procured Dr. Beatie's excellent annotations on the Legacy, with other
valuable pieces from his numerous correspondents. This famous work,
attributed to Hartlib, and called the Legacy, was only drawn up at his
request, and, passing through his correction and revision, was published
by him." His name will ever stand honoured, from Milton having
dedicated his _Tractate on Educat