Among the earlier of the most valuable contributors and friends of the Gardeners' Monthly Mr. Nisbet held a prominent place. He was one of the most intelligent of the highly educated race of gardeners, of which the generation passing away may well be proud. He was born at St. Mary's Isle, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, July 16th, 1816, and died at Providence, R. I., on the 7th of June; so that he had reached nearly his 70th year. He married in March, 1842, and left Scotland a few days after. His first place was in charge of the grounds of Captain Comstock, at East Providence. In 1845, he laid out the beautiful grounds of Mrs. Anna Jenkins. In 1857, we find him at Henry S. Mansfield's, at Millville, Mass. Ever since 1862 he has remained in charge of Mrs. Moses B. Ives' place, and her successor, Henry G. Russell, at Providence. He leaves a widow with three sons and three daughters.

Like most of the intelligent horticulturists, both of the past and present day, Mr. Nisbet was among the unselfishly public spirited men to whom society owes so much. His sympathies ran in the direction of succoring the unfortunate. For fourteen years most of his spare time was given freely as a moral instructor in the state prison. The philanthropic circles of his adopted town will miss him very much, while practical horticulture in America loses one of its brightest ornaments.