The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . eaching the age of twenty. LeavingRozelle, the young man spent a few months inthe Botanic Gardens, Sheffield, then a period atMinard Castle, and subsequently a year at Druin-lanrig, under the late Mr. Mcintosh. The proba-tion at Drumlanrig was followed by a period atStoke Farm, and at Daylesford House, Worces-tershire, in the capacity of foreman. After serving a time at Rollissons Nursery,Mr. Pettigrew was appointed head gardener tothe late Charles Meekin, at Richings Park, Buck-inghamshire, where he
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The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . eaching the age of twenty. LeavingRozelle, the young man spent a few months inthe Botanic Gardens, Sheffield, then a period atMinard Castle, and subsequently a year at Druin-lanrig, under the late Mr. Mcintosh. The proba-tion at Drumlanrig was followed by a period atStoke Farm, and at Daylesford House, Worces-tershire, in the capacity of foreman. After serving a time at Rollissons Nursery, Mr. Pettigrew was appointed head gardener tothe late Charles Meekin, at Richings Park, Buck-inghamshire, where he remained for six years, and was a frequent correspondent of this journal.At this time deceased entered the service of thelate Lord Bute at Dumfries House, Ayrshire, andafter serving there for six years, at the earnestrequest of his lordship, he again removed southto take charge of Lord Butes more importantgarden at Cardiff Castle, where he remained forthirty years. Encouraged by his lordship, Mr.Pettigrew soon commenced to remodel the kitchengardens, and converted a large area of waste and. The Late ANDREW PETTIGREW, Gardener to the Marquis of Bute the study of botany. When a boy in his teens hebegan to learn British plants by means of the oldLinnean system, and gathered together a finecollection of specimens from many parts of thecountry. Mr. Pettigrew was very fond of reading, andgreatly admired the works of Sir Walter Scottand Robert Burns. He was elected President ofthe Cardiff Burns Society last Christmas. Hisfavourite recreation was the old Scottish gameof bowls, and he founded at Cardiff a society thathas just spent a sum of , £300 in the improvementof its grounds. Deceased was a gardener of the old school, whowas above all else a good kitchen gardener andfruit grower, and considered that these two depart-ments should receive more attention by youngmen than is now common. He was a strict disci-plinarian, and many a man now holding an impor-tant position is the better for h