PRE FACE. 



IN a book of this kind, defigned to convey a 

 pradical knowledge of gardening, to gen- 

 tlemen and young profefTorSj who delight in 

 that ufeful and agreeable fludy, our readers will 

 not look for chofen phrafes or ftudied periods; 

 if the meaning is clear and comprehenilve, the 

 morefimple and unadorned the better. 



The writers of the following fheets are them- 

 felves pradical gardeners, and have palled their 

 whole lives in acquiring that knowledge, which 

 they now attempt to reduce into a fhort fyflem ; 

 and their obfervations being the fruit of long 

 experience, v/ill be lefs liable to error. 



One great advantage which Every Man his 

 €wn Gardener has over other books of the fame 

 kind, is this ; that whereas other books, in a 

 curfory manner, only fet down what bufinefs 

 is neceffary to be done in every month in the 

 year, without giving fuincient inftru6tions con- 

 cerning the manner of performing it; here the 

 method of proceeding is minutely explained, 

 and directions given in the feveral branches of 

 gardening, according to the bcfl modern prac- 

 tice. 



We take this opportunity to thank the Pub- 

 lic in general, for the very kind reception v/ith 

 which they have been pleafed to honour this 

 ^;j.worki andj at the fame time, to return our mod 

 g^ 4 grateful 



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