The DEDICATION. 
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’Tis thcrcfore to Your Lordlhip, that the Sciences repair 
for Prote&ion and Encouragement, and it is under your 
Countenance, they are enabled to withftand, and overdome, 
their potent Enemies, Igmrance, and Superftitm. 
Nor has your LordOiip been content with an Acquaintancc 
wich the fublimer Studics; but even during the Diichaige of 
lb many of the highcll, and rnofl important Offices of State, 
in which your Lordlhip has fo honourably aequitted your felf; 
ha ve yet found leifure Hours, to beftotv upon the more humble 
Kmploymeot of Gardening, and tracing vegetative Nature in 
her various Ma7.es. 
Your Lordlliip’s good Tallc in, and great Encouragement 
of Planting and Gardening, are fully dilplayd in thofe noble 
Gardens at IVilion, where are a greater Number of the Trecs 
here treated of, and in a more flourilhing Condition, than can 
bc found in any one Garden in this Kingdom befides. 
This, together with your Lordlhip’s known Humanity and 
Goodnefs, has encouraged us to lay the following Piecc at your 
LordIhip’s Feet, humbly hoping it will meet with a favourable 
Reception, with whom the meaneft Attempts to advancc real 
Knowledgc never yet wanted Encouragement. 
And as the Defign of this Work, is to promote the Intro- 
ducing among us fuch foreign Trees, as may contribute either 
to Ufcfulncfs or Deiight; fo we conduded we could not better 
recommend ii to the World, than under the Protectionof fo 
good a Judgc and Encourager as your Lordlhip. 
We know your Lordlhip to bc more judiciolis, than to 
expedi polite Language from us, whofe Converfation is raoflly 
with fpccchlefs Vegctables ; and conlidering your Lordlhip as 
averfe to receive parafitical Encomiums, as we are uncapable to 
give thqm ; we fhall only beg your Lordlliip’s favourable 
Acceptante of this, and to permit us to fubfcrilxr ourfclves, 
Your LoroshipV 
Mofi. Humble aiul 
Dcvoled Servati u. 
The Socicty of Gardencrs. 
