Gardiner, Samuel

RAWSON, historian, born at Ropley, Hampshire, England, March 4, 1829; educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford, taking a first cla degree; held the chair of Modern History at King's College, London, which he resigned to complete the great historical work he had commenced, covering the period of the first two Stuart kings of England. This work, which had been given to the world in installments, was collected and republished in ten volumes (1883-84) as a continuous history of England from 1603 to 1642. Other works are: The Thirty Years' War (1874), and The First Two Stuarts and The Puritan Revolution (1875), in Epochs of Modern History. Gardner, GEORGE, botanist and traveller, born in Glasgow, Scotland, in May, 1812; educated at University of Glasgow. Member of the Linnæan Society and publisher of monographs on Brazilian botany; superintendent of the botanical garden of Ceylon. Afterward travelled in India, and edited the Calcutta Journal of Natural History. Published Travels in the Interior of Brazil, also numerous botanical papers. Died in Ceylon, March 10, 1849. Gardner, in Illinois , a post-village of Grundy co., 65 miles S.S.W. of Chicago, on C. &. A., and C., C., C. & St.L. R. Rs. Has some local manufacturing. Coal is mined here. Pop . (1890) 1,094. Gardner, in Kansas , a post-village of Johnson co., 30 miles S.W. of Kansas City, on A., T. & S. Fé R. R. Pop . (1890) 515. Gardner, in Ma achusetts, a post-town of Worcester co., 15 miles W. of Fitchburg, on Fitchburg R. R.; has extensive manufactures of chairs, pails, and tubs. Pop. (1895) 9,182. Garfield, in Colorado , a N. W. co.; area, 3,250 sq. m.; is intersected by the Grand River. Surface , mountainous, with fertile valleys. Min. Gold, silver, and coal. Coal mining, stock raising, and farming are carried on extensively. Cap . Glen wood Springs. Pop . (1890) 4,478. Garfield, in Nebraska , a N. cen. co.; area, 576 sq. m. Watered by North Loup river and Cedar creek. Sur face, undulating prairie; soil , fertile. Cap . Burwell. Pop . (1890) 1,659. Garfield, in North Dakota, a W. co.; area, 918 sq. m. Unorganized. Pop. (1897) about 200. Garfield, in Oklahoma , a N. co.; drained by Red, Rock, Ephraim, and Turkey creeks. Surface , rolling; soil , dark, with reddish subsoil; large belt of timber in the northwest. Cap . Enid. Pop . (1897) about 16,400. Garfield, in Utah , a S. co.; area , 1,364 sq. m.; drained by Escalante river and smaller streams. Surface , mountainous with rich, fertile valleys. Has coal and plenty of good timber. Prod . Wheat, oats, and barley; much cheese is made. Cap . Panguitch. Pop . (1895) 2,888. Garfield, in Washington , a S. E. co.; area, 672 sq. m.; bounded on the north by Snake river and watered by its tributaries. Surface , hilly; soil , fertile. Cap . Pomeгоу. Рор . (1890) 3,897.