X PREFACE. 



ment of all the forts of trees ^ fJoruhs^ 

 and plants^ with which the E^^glijh Gar- 

 dens are at prefent furnifhedy not only 

 for the embellifnme7^t of the Pleafure- 

 Garde7iy but alfo the many ki?tds of ef-- 

 culent plants which are at prefent culti- 

 vated in our Kitchen-Gar dens ^ which 

 were unknown here in the lafl age : fo 

 the curious Reader is defired to turn to 

 thaty for direEiions how to perform the 

 fever al works ^ in the different bra?2ches of 

 Garde7mig\ 



The i?2ferting in this work what efcu- 

 lent plants and fruits are in feafoit^ 

 and alfo the trees ^ fhrubs^ a72d flower s^ 

 which bloffom in each mo7ithy the author 

 believes to be as neceffary as afiy other 

 part of the performance \ for by this thofe 

 gentle7nen who refide in the country but 

 a part of the year ^ may be i72/lru&ed to 

 make choice of fuch fruit s^ and to culii-^ 

 vate fuch ef culent plants i7i their Gar- 

 densy as will be in feafon at the parti- 

 cular time of they ear -i when- they can en- 

 joy thefn. The trees ^ fhrubs^ and flow- 

 ers 



