Vlll PREFACE. 



the expense of which, and the superior manner in 

 which this Edition has been got up, will, he hopes, 

 justify the additional charge put upon the book. 



He cannot let pass this opportunity of returning 

 his most grateful thanks to those Ladies and Gentle- 

 men, who have not only recommended and patro- 

 nized his small Treatise, but who have still more 

 essentially served him by the purchase of his flowers; 

 his Collection of which, he begs to assure them, as long 

 as his health or circumstances will admit, will always 

 be found to be choice, curious, and extensive, and 

 the charge also will be as moderate as that of any 

 other Florist. 



Paddington. 



