THE 



AMERICAN 



GARDENER'S MAGAZINE 



JANUARY, 1835. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The important benefits which are derived from Gardening, and 

 the agreeableness and pleasure associated with its pursuit, are so well 

 known and generally acknowledsied, that a recapitulation of them 

 would be almost superfluous. Horticulture, among all other sciences 

 which have ever occupied the attention of man, has held a distin- 

 guished rank ; affording in its productions all the necessities and 

 comforts of existence; cheering the frugal board of the cottager with 

 wholesome vegetables, and decorating the tables of the affluent with 

 all the delicacies and luxuries of life. It was the first art of man, in 

 his primeval state, to till the ground to gain nourishment, subsistence, 

 and supply wants ; from these wants arose desires, and from these 

 desires all the refined enjoyments and pleasures of society may be 

 attributed. It is not confined to any one portion or class of men, who 

 practice it in regard to profit alone, but it is the favorite amusement 

 of individuals in every civilized part of the globe. Its spirit has dif- 

 fused itself through all grades of society : — to the merchant, it is a 

 source from which his mind is relieved from the bustle and confusion 

 attendant upon a life of business, confined to a crowded city ; to the 

 sedentary, a source of healthy and strengthening exercise ; to the 

 gentleman, a favorite recreation, in which, while devoting his leisure 

 moments, he will find endless gratification and dehght, in its varied 

 and ever varying character. 



In presenting to the public a periodical Magazine on Gardening, 

 it may be expected that we should particularize the various subjects 

 which will be embraced in the work. Without occupying too much 

 time and attention, and with the indulgence of our readers, we offer 

 a kw introductory remarks. 



The nature of the Magazine, we premise, is clearly expressed in 

 the title ; it will be the principal purpose of the Conductors, and 



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