PREFACE. 



THERE is no pursuit which combines in a 

 higher degree utility and pleasure than that 

 of gardening. It is therefore desirable that 

 young persons should very early form a taste 

 for it. If in childhood they have their atten- 

 tion turned to it, and learn the names of flow- 

 ers and plants, and the modes of cultivating 

 them, they will not only be likely to relish 

 the pursuit in after life, but they will gain a 

 kind of knowledge, which they will find grati- 

 fying as well as profitable. 



This work is designed for youth, and it is 

 hoped it may be the means of drawing some 



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