P R E F A C E. 



It was my late Husl)aud's intention, had he hved to prepare a new- 

 Edition of his Suburban Gardener, to alter the work considerably ; 

 by omitting a portion of the Suburban Gardens, and inserting more 

 descriptions of Villas ; and, for this purpose, he had Engravings made 

 of several Villas, which he inserted first in the Gardener's Magazine. 



In preparing the present Edition, I have acted up to Mr. Loudon's 

 intentions as closely as I could, — the principal change which I have 

 made being in the name, which I have altered to The Villa 

 Gardener, as being more suitable to the work in its present form. 

 I have also added numerous Designs for Plant-houses, made expressly 

 for this work, by Mr. Francis Ranch, and a copious Index ; and I 

 have given the names of New Plants, and details respecting New 

 Improvements in Gardening, so as to bring the work down to the 

 present time. 



J. W. LOUDON. 



Bay.twatcr, Auyi/st, 1850. 



