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ture revived from the depression which 

 they had undergone during that tedious 

 war, although both were at a low ebb be- 

 fore that period. The earliest societies 

 for the advancement of agriculture were 

 formed in Philadelphia and in South 

 Carolina, which were soon after followed 

 by the Massachusetts Society for Promot- 

 ing Agriculture. In this last society, 

 there were contributors to the Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural Repository \ the earliest 

 publication in the country of this charac- 

 ter ; these also published articles on hor- 

 ticulture. No decided interest in this art 

 took place, however, until, in 1801, a 

 movement was made towards the estab- 

 lishment and endowment of a Botanic 

 Garden at Cambridge, which was effected 

 through generous subscriptions and con- 

 tributions by the Massachusetts Society 

 for Promoting Agriculture, and by pri- 

 vate individuals. The garden of several 

 acres was laid out, and a Professor of 

 Botany appointed, in connection with 

 Harvard College. Much influence was 

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