TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 MASSACHUSETTS. 



Gentlemen, 



Permit me to dedicate to you a reprint of Hoare's Prac- 

 tical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine on 

 OPEN Walls. I am persuaded that a cursory perusal of it will 

 indicate the causes of the general failure of our vines, and that a 

 strict adherence to the severe discipline so clearly illustrated by 

 the author, will restore the confidence of the horticulturists of 

 Boston and its vicinity in the capacity of their climate to mature 

 in the open air some of the best varieties of foreign- grapes. 



This Treatise has been submitted to the judgment of a distin- 

 guished horticulturist ; his unqualified approbation of the work is 

 annexed, and will receive from the reader the respect which has 

 been long rendered to his experience. 



That this work may renew the zeal of those of your members 

 who have labored long in the vineyard without adequate reward, 

 is the wish, Gentlemen, 



Of yours, respectfully, 



GEORGE W. BRIMMER. 

 Boston f September i, 1837. 



