IV PREFACE. 



It was originally intended to have included Floriculture in this 

 volume ; but as it would have swelled it to an inconvenient size, 

 it has been thought advisable to publish Suburban Horticulture by 

 itself, and leave Suburban Floriculture for a third volume. These 

 two volumes, added to the volume entitled The Suburban (Archi- 

 tect and Landscape) Gardener already published, will form a 

 complete cycle of SUBURBAN GARDENING. 



In the mean time, till the Suburban Floriculturist is published, 

 an excellent substitute will be found in the Companion to the 

 Ladies' Flower-garden, by Mrs. Loudon. 



Corrections, additions, and suggestions for the improvement of 

 this work, are earnestly requested from its readers, with a view to 

 assisting the author in rendering a future edition, should it be 

 called for, as perfect as possible. In the mean time any additions, 

 or discussions which may be of importance in themselves without 

 reference to this volume, will be published under the head of 

 " Retrospective Criticism," in the Gardeners' Magazine. 



J. C. L. 



BAYSWATER, 



Nov. 1st, 1842. 



