During the time that these works were going on he edited several periodicals. In 1826 he established the Gardener's Magazine,' which he carried on till his death. In 1828 be commenced the Magazine of Natural History,' which he edited till 1536, when it passed into other hands. In 1534 he started the ' Architectural Magazine,' which be gave up in 1838. In 1830 he commenced the 'Suburban Gardener,' a monthly publication ; eo that he had four monthly works, in addition to the Arboretum,' going on at the same time.
These labours would appear very extraordinary for a man in perfect health and with the use of his limbs, but they become more extraordinary when tho circumstances are known under which he wrote them. his first attaok of rheumatio fever, in 1506, was so severe as to produce permanent auchylosie of his left knee. Subse quently hla right arm became affected, and this was so severe that after trying the usual remedies ho was induced to submit to sham pooing, during which process his arm was broken so close to the shoulder as to render it impossible to have it act in the usual manner; and on a subsequent occasion it was again broken, when it was found necessary, in 1320, to have recourse to amputation. In the meantime his left hand became so affected that ho could only use the third and little finger. After this period he was obliged to employ for all hie works both an amanuensis and a draftsman. With this infirm and maimed body, his mind retained its vigour to the last. Early in 1843 he was attacked with chronic) inflammation in his lungs, which terminated his existence on the I4th of December of that year. lie continued working till the day of his death, and "died standing on his feet." Few literary men have attempted or executed so much as Loudon, and that under circumstances of the most depressing and afflictive nature. The tendency of his mind was essentially practical, and in
this will be found the cause of the success and the influence of his writings. In his works on gardening he displays great anxiety for the mental improvement and welfare of the class of men who make this their occupation ; and the book on which he was employed at the time of his death is devoted to them, and is entitled 'Self-Instruction for Young Gardeners.' In all his works he never lost the oppor tunity of pointing out the bearing of his subject on the moral and social improvement of his fellow•creatures.
He married in 1831 Jane, daughter of Mr. Thomas Webbs, of Ritwell llouse, near Birmingham. MB& LOUDON had already (iu 1827) published The Mummy,' a novel, which attracted much notice, and led Mr. Loudon to seek an introduction to the authoress. To her husband, as already intimated, ehe was an invaluable assistant in his literary labours, all his subsequent and more important works owing much to her taste and industry. After his death Mrs. Loudon edited more than one reprint of his more popular works, and some of his more elaborate and costly ones. Iu her ow n name Mrs. Loudon has published 'The Ladies' Flower Garden;' ' Botany for Ladies;' 'Gardening for Ladies ; "The Lady's Companion to the Flower Garden;' ' The Lady's Country Companion;' ' The Isle of Wight,' &c.; all of which are written in a remarkably pleasing and perspicuous style. In consideration of her own and her husband's literary services a pension of 1001. a year has been awarded to her out of the Civil List. The materials for the above notice of Mr. Loudon have been chiefly collected from a Memoir by Mrs. Loudon in Self-lustruetion for Young Gardeners.' We may add that their only daughter Agues Loudon is the authoress of several brief tales and children's books.