TO THE KING. 



SIRE, 



In dedicating this " History 

 of Cultivated Vegetables" to Your 

 Majesty, the Author is sensible that the 

 condescension of the Sovereign, in accept- 

 ing so humble a tribute, will be far more 

 conspicuous than the ability of the Subject 

 by whom it is offered. 



However deficient the Writer may be in 

 the graces of style, he is not without a due 

 sense of the advantages with which a high 

 state of Cultivation has blessed these king- 

 doms. Under the liberal Patronage of Your 

 Majesty, and your Illustrious Predecessor, 

 the Arts of Agriculture and Horticulture 

 have advanced towards perfection with a 

 rapidity unparalleled in the history of any 

 other nation, ancient or modern. 



