NOTE. 



THE object of this volume is to 

 present, in a concise and attract- 

 ive form, the history of the art of 

 gardening, as it has been evolved in New 

 England from its earliest plantations to 

 the present day. 



Numerous as have been the publications 

 upon horticulture and agriculture during 

 late years, with the exception of the intro- 

 ductory chapter to the History of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society pub- 

 lished in 1880, which embraces a record 

 of horticulture in the United States up to 

 the year 1829, I am not aware that a simi- 

 lar record, so far as it relates solely to 

 New England, has been offered to the 

 public. 



The above mentioned interesting chap- 



