CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



PAGE. 



SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE IN THE UNITED 



STATES UP TO 1829 ,- >* '..-' , : .^ ^^:-, .^;-, -.*,,..,:.;* , . 1 



CHAPTER I. 



THE ORGANIZATION AND OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY . . . 55 



CHAPTER II. 



MOUNT AUBURN PURCHASED BY THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 

 AND AN EXPERIMENTAL GARDEN AND CEMETERY .ESTAB- 

 LISHED 69 



CHAPTER III. 



THE PROGRESS OF MOUNT AUBURN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF 

 THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, AND THE SEPARATION OF 

 THE Two INTERESTS BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT ... 85 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE FINANCES OF THE SOCIETY i . , . . . 119 



CHAPTER V. 



THE ROOMS OCCUPIED BY THE SOCIETY, INCLUDING THE EREC- 

 TION AND DEDICATION OF THE FIRST AND SECOND HORTI- 

 CULTURAL HALLS 140 



CHAPTER VI. 

 THE LIBRARY OF THE SOCIETY 184 



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