ADVERTISEMENT. 



A SMALL work on the hardy ornamental 

 trees in cultivation, has long been a desidera 

 tum. 



The literature of other countries is well 

 represented in this respect ; the author offers 

 the present volume as a small advance to 

 wards placing America in the same position. 



His original design was to bring out a small 

 volume for the numerous admirers of the in 

 defatigable Botanist, BARTRAM, describing 

 the trees now growing in his far-famed old 

 botanic garden. After the notes were pre 

 pared for this object, he was induced by the 

 kind encouragement of his friends, and in the 

 face of a great public want, to throw them 

 into their present form. In order to make 



