PEEFACE. 



In submitting to the Public the following Remarks 

 on the Treatment of Alpine and other Plants, 

 the author makes no pretensions to originality. 

 He has carefully perused the many useful works 

 containing instructions on the subject, and he trusts 

 he has been candid enough to acknowledge the 

 assistance he has received from them. Having, 

 however, had considerable experience in their cul- 

 tivation, under the direction and auspices of a 

 worthy master, one of the most eminent cultivators 

 of the present day, and having all along been 

 much interested in their study and culture, the 

 following observations are chiefly the result of ex- 

 perience; and he trusts they will not be altogether 

 unacceptable or useless, to such as admire this 

 beautiful family of Plants. 



Regarding the Treatment recommended for Mosses, 

 Succulents, cfcc., he has proved it superior to any 

 other ivhich has come under his own observation; 



