Horticulture. Ill 



Retracts from an Address delivered before the Horticultural Society 

 of Charleston, on the occasion of its Second Anniversary, in 1833. 



Horticulture has two objects in view : 



First. The introduction and cultivation of such 

 vegetables and fruits, as may serve for the food or 

 medicine of man. 



Secondly. The cultivation of trees, shrubs and 

 flowers, which, by their shade, fragrance or beauty, 

 may serve to refine and purify his mind, add to his 

 pleasure, and awaken in his bosom sentiments of 

 admiration to that Being, who, in mercy, has 

 promised, that while the earth remaineth, seedtime 

 and harvest, summer and winter, shall not cease. 



Come, let us unitedly engage in studies and em- 

 ployments which will not be confined to the sweets 

 of Flora, or the apples of Pomona ; our views will 

 embrace a wider field a more extended sphere of 

 public utility. Whilst we are introducing new 

 subjects of horticultural industry into our State, we 

 may be able also to diffuse botanical and scientific 

 knowledge, contribute something to ameliorate the 

 condition of the poor, add to the virtues of our 

 people, and lead the contemplation of man from 

 nature up to nature's God. 



The advantages of science in horticultural pur- 

 suits, do not appear to be sufficiently estimated in 

 our midst. I would endeavor to show you in what 

 way ornithology, chemistry, entomology, and physi- 

 ological botany, are closely allied to, and insepa- 

 rably connected with, the science of horticulture. 

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Without a suitable knowledge of Ornithology, we 

 are unable to know which birds are injurious, and 

 which are a positive benefit to the farmer; which 

 ought to be banished from our fields, orchards and 



