riptions　of　the　mango；　guava；　and　custard　apple；　plantain；　jack；　and　tamarind；　pomegranate；　pine…apple；　and　rose…apple；　papaya；　date；　and　cocoa…nut；　citron；　lime；　and　shaddock。　　Of　many　of　these；　and　of　foreign　fruits　which　he　introduced；　it　might　be　said　he　found　them　poor；　and　he　cultivated　them　till　he　left　to　succeeding　generations　a　rich　and　varied　orchard。
  While　still　in　Dinapoor；　he　wrote　on　1st　January　1798：　〃Seeds　of　sour　apples；　pears；　nectarines；　plums；　apricots；　cherries；　gooseberries；　currants；　strawberries；　or　raspberries；　put　loose　into　a　box　of　dry　sand；　and　sent　so　as　to　arrive　in　September；　October；　November；　or　December；　would　be　a　great　acquisition；　as　is　every　European　production。　　Nuts；　filberts；　acorns；　etc。；　would　be　the　same。　　We　have　lately　obtained　the　cinnamon　tree；　and　nutmeg　tree；　which　Dr。　Roxburgh　very　obligingly　sent　to　me。　　Of　timber　trees　I　mention　the　sissoo；　the　teak；　and　the　saul　tree；　which；　being　an　unnamed　genus；　Dr。　Roxburgh；　as　a　mark　of　respect　to　me；　has　called　Careya　saulea。〃
  The　publication　of　the　last　name　caused　Carey's　sensitive　modesty　extreme　annoyance。　〃Do　not　print　the　names　of　Europeans。　　I　was　sorry　to　see　that　you　printed　that　Dr。　Roxburgh　had　named　the　saul　tree　by　my　name。　　As　he　is　in　the　habit　of　publishing　his　drawings　of　plants；　it　would　have　looked　better　if　it　had　been　mentioned　first　by　him。〃　　Whether　he　prevailed　with　his　admiring　friend　in　the　Company's　Botanic　Garden　to　change　the　name　to　that　which　the　useful　sal　tree　now　bears；　the　Shorea　robusta；　we　know　not；　but　the　term　is　derived　from　Lord　Teignmouth's　name。　　Carey　will　go　down　to　posterity　in　the　history　of　botanical　research；　notwithstanding　his　own　humility　and　the　accidents　of　time。　　For　Dr。　Roxburgh　gave　the　name　of　Careya　to　an　interesting　genus　of　Myrtace？　　The　great　French　botanist　M。　Benjamin　Delessert　duly　commemorates　the　labours　of　Dr。　Carey　in　the　Mus閑　Botanique。
  It　was　in　Serampore　that　the　gentle　botanist　found　full　scope　for　the　one　recreation　which　he　allowed　himself；　in　the　interest　of　his　body　as　well　as　of　his　otherwise　overtasked　spirit。　　There　he　had　five　acres　of　ground　laid　out；　and；　in　time；　planted　on　the　Linn鎍n　system。　　The　park　around；　from　which　he　had　the　little　paradise　carefully　walled　in；　that　Brahmani　bull　and　villager's　cow；　nightly　jackal　and　thoughtless　youth；　might　not　intrude；　he　planted　with　trees　then　rare　or　unknown　in　lower　Bengal；　the　mahogany　and　deodar；　the　teak　and　tamarind；　the　carob　and　eucalyptus。　　The　fine　American　Mahogany　has　so　thriven　that　the　present　writer　was　able；　seventy　years　after　the　trees　had　been　planted；　to　supply　Government　with　plentiful　seed。　　The　trees　of　the　park　were　so　placed　as　to　form　a　noble　avenue；　which　long　shaded　the　press　and　was　known　as　Carey's　Walk。　The　umbrageous　tamarind　formed　a　dense　cover；　under　which　more　than　one　generation　of　Carey's　successors　rejoiced　as　they　welcomed　visitors　to　the　consecrated　spot　from　all　parts　of　India；　America；　and　Great　Britain。　　Foresters　like　Sir　D。　Brandis　and　Dr。　Cleghorn　at　various　times　visited　this　arboretum；　and　have　referred　to　the　trees；　whose　date　of　planting　is　known；　for　the　purpose　of　recording　the　rate　of　growth。
  For　the　loved　garden　Carey　himself　trained　native　peasants　who；　with　the　mimetic　instinct　of　the　Bengali；　followed　his　instructions　like　those　of　their　own　Brahmans；　learned　the　Latin　names；　and　pronounced　them　with　their　master's　very　accent　up　till　a　late　date；　when　Hullodhur；　the　last　of　them；　passed　away。　　The　garden　with　its　tropical　glories　and　more　modest　exotics；　every　one　of　which　was　as　a　personal　friend；　and　to　him　had　an　individual　history；　was　more　than　a　place　of　recreation。　　It　was　his　oratory；　the　scene　of　prayer　and　meditation；　the　place　where　he　began　and　ended　the　day　of　lightwith　God。　What　he　wrote　in　his　earlier　journals　and　letters　of　the　sequestered　spot　at　Mudnabati　was　true　in　a　deeper　and　wider　sense　of　the　garden　of　Serampore：〃23rd　September；　Lord's　Day。Arose　about　sunrise；　and；　according　to　my　usual　practice；　walked　into　my　garden　for　meditation　and　prayer　till　the　servants　came　to　family　worship。〃　　We　have　this　account　from　his　son　Jonathan：
  〃In　objects　of　nature　my　father　was　exceedingly　curious。　　His　collection　of　mineral　ores；　and　other　subjects　of　natural　history；　was　extensive；　and　obtained　his　particular　attention　in　seasons　of　leisure　and　recreation。　　The　science　of　botany　was　his　constant　delight　and　study；　and　his　fondness　for　his　garden　remained　to　the　last。　　No　one　was　allowed　to　interfere　in　the　arrangements　of　this　his　favourite　retreat；　and　it　is　here　he　enjoyed　his　most　pleasant　moments　of　secret　devotion　and　meditation。　　The　arrangements　made　by　him　were　on　the　Linn鎍n　system；　and　to　disturb　the　bed　or　border　of　the　garden　was　to　touch　the　apple　of　his　eye。　　The　garden　formed　the　best　and　rarest　botanical　collection　of　plants　in　the　East；　to　the　extension　of　which；　by　his　correspondence　with　persons　of　eminence　in　Europe　and　other　parts　of　the　world；　his　attention　was　constantly　directed；　and；　in　return；　he　supplied　his　correspondents　with　rare　collections　from　the　East。　It　was　painful　to　observe　with　what　distress　my　father　quitted　this　scene　of　his　enjoyments；　when　extreme　weakness；　during　his　last　illness；　prevented　his　going　to　his　favourite　retreat。　　Often；　when　he　was　unable　to　walk；　he　was　drawn　into　the　garden　in　a　chair　placed　on　a　board　with　four　wheels。
  〃In　order　to　prevent　irregularity　in　the　attendance　of　the　gardeners　he　was　latterly　particular　in　paying　their　wages　with　his　own　hands；　and　on　the　last　occasion　of　doing　so；　he　was　much　affected　that　his　weakness　had　increased　and　confined　him　to　the　house。　　But；　notwithstanding　he　had　closed　this　part　of　his　earthly　scene；　he　could　not　refrain　from　sending　for　his　gardeners　into　the　room　where　he　lay；　and　would　converse　with　them　about　the　plants；　and　near　his　couch；　against　the　wall；　he　placed　the　picture　of　a　beautiful　shrub；　upon　which　he　gazed　with　delight。
  〃On　this　science　he　frequently　gave　lectures；　which　were　well　attended；　and　never　failed　to　prove　interesting。　　His　publication　of　Roxburgh's　Flora　Indica　is　a　standard　work　with　botanists。　　Of　his　botanical　friends　he　spoke　with　great　esteem；　and　never　failed　to　defend　them　when　erroneously　assailed。　　He　encouraged　the　study　of　the　science　wherever　a　desire　to　acquire　it　was　manifested。　　In　this　particular　he　would　sometimes　gently　reprove　those　who　had　no　taste　for　it；　but　he　would　not　spare　those　who　attempted　to　undervalue　it。　His　remark　of　one　of　his　colleagues　was　keen　and　striking。　　When　the　latter　somewhat　reprehended　Dr。　Carey；　to　the　medical　gentleman　attending　him；　for　exposing　himself　so　much　in　the　garden；　he　immediately　replied；　that　his　colleague　was　conversant　with　the　pleasures　of　a　garden；　just　as　an　animal　was　with　the　grass　in　the　field。〃
  As　from　Dinapoor；　so　from　Serampore　after　his　settlement　there；　an　early　order　was　this　on　27th　November　1800：〃We　are　sending　an　assortment　of　Hindoo　gods　to　the　British　Museum；　and　some　other　curiosities　to　different　friends。　　Do　send　a　few　tulips；　daffodils；　snowdrops；　lilies；　and　seeds　of　other　things；　by　Dolton　when　he　returns；　desiring　him　not　to　put　them　into　the　hold。　　Send　the　roots　in　a　net　or　basket；　to　be　hung　up　anywhere　out　of　the　reach　of　salt　water；　and　the　seeds　in　a　separate　small　box。　　You　need　not　be　at　any　expense；　any　friend　will　supply　these　things。　　The　cowslips　and　daisies　of　your　fields　would　be　great　acquisitions　here。〃　　What　the　daisies　of　the　English　fields　became　to　Carey；　and　how　his　request　was　long　after　answered；　is　told　by　James　Montgomery；　the　Moravian；　who　formed　after　Cowper　the　second　poet　of　the　missionary　reformation：
  THE　DAISY　IN　INDIA
  〃A　friend　of　mine；　a　scientific　botanist；　residing　near　Sheffield；　had　sent　a　package　of　sundry　kinds　of　British　seeds　to　the　learned　and　venerable　Doctor　WILLIAM　CAREY。　　Some　of　the　seeds　had　been　enclosed　in　a　bag；　containing　a　portion　of　their　native　earth。　　In　March　1821　a　letter　of　acknowledgment　was　received　by　his　correspondent　from　the　Doctor；　who　was　himself　well　skilled　in　botany；　and　had　a　garden　rich　in　plants；　both　tropical　and　European。　In　this　enclosure　he　was　wont　to　spend　an　hour　every　morning；　before　he　entered　upon　those　labours　and　studies　which　have　rendered　his　name　illustrious　both　at　home　and　abroad；　as　one　of　the　most　accomplished　of　Oriental　scholars　and　a　translator　of　the　Holy　Scriptures　into　many　of　the　Hindoo　languages。　　In　the　letter　aforementioned；　which　was　shown　to　me；　the　good　man　says：'That　I　might　be　sure　not　to　lose　any　part　of　your　valuable　present；　I　shook　the　bag　over　a　patch　of　earth　in　a　shady　place：　on　visiting　which　a　few　days　afterwards　I　found　springing　up；　to　my　inexpressible　delight；　a　Bellis　perennis　of　our　English　pastures。　　I　know　not　that　I　ever　enjoyed；　since　leaving　Europe；　a　simple　pleasure　so　exquisite　as　the　sight　of　this　English　Daisy　afforded　me；　not　having　seen　one　for　upwards　of　thirty　years；　and　never　expecting　to　see　one　again。'
  〃On　the　perusal　of　this　passage；　the　following　stanzas　seemed　to　spring　up　almost　spontaneously　in　my　mind；　as　the　'little　English　flower'　in　the　good　Doctor's　gar