6 Introduction. 



enriched the collections of plants by the many rare and choice spec- 

 imens which they have discovered. In Great Britain, the aid of 

 government has been s;iven to its pursuit; and by the wealth and ex- 

 ertions of private persons, it has acquired a higher state of perfection 

 than in any other part of Europe. In this country, it has received 

 the attention of many native individuals, who have highly distin- 

 guished themselves for their perseverance and exertions in botanical 

 knowledge. Landscape Gardening has, as yet, received but little 

 attention, and may be considered in its infancy. But we intend our 

 Magazine shall embrace such selections and communications as will 

 call the attention of owners of country residences to its practice, as a 

 species of improvement, more grand, beautiful and refined, than any 

 in which they can display wealth. 



Having thus given some account of the objects of the American 

 Gardener's Magazine, we leave our readers to judge how far our inten- 

 tions have been fulfilled, by presenting them with the communica- 

 tions we have already received. We have had such assurances from 

 our friends as to leave no doubt we shall be able to make each suc- 

 ceeding number of increasing interest: and we respectfully invite all 

 who feel the want of a work like this, to encourage us by freely sending 

 us communications. To the practical gardener the public look for in- 

 formation and instruction, in those minute things which escape general 

 observation, and without which, the successful cultivation of many 

 plants may be considered precarious. We sincerely hope no one 

 will offer, as an excuse, his inability to become a contributor. With 

 respect to ourselves, Gardening is a pursuit to which we have ever 

 been zealously devoted, and in which we have ever felt a deep in- 

 terest. We hope our humble efforts, in our new avocation, will not 

 be unavailing, in disseminating a taste for Horticulture ; and if our 

 endeavors receive the approbation of a liberal public, we shall not 

 fail to exert ourselves to merit a continuance of their support. 



