IV PREFACE. 



susffifestions received, and for liis interest in the work 

 from the first. I am also indebted to the kindness of the 

 Publishers of the last named periodical for the nse of 

 engrayings, that appear in the descriptions of trees and 

 plants. 



If my book shall be of service in increasing a love for 

 Ornamental Gardening and kinded delights throughout 

 America ; leading those who consult its pages in the way 

 of genuine pleasure, healthfulness, and profit in these, 

 my highest ambition shall have been satisfied. 



Elias a. Long. 



Buffalo, N. Y., November, 1884. 



