THE MAGAZINE 



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HORTICULTURE. 



JANUARY, 1841, 



ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



Art. I. A Retrospective View of the Progress of Horticul- 

 ture in the United States, during the past year. By the 

 Editor. 



With the return of another year, it becomes our duty to 

 take a glance at the progress which has been made in horticul- 

 tural improvement, the past year, and to lay before our readers, 

 as briefly as possible, some account of what has been accom- 

 plished in the various departments of gardening. A taste for 

 plants and flowers continues to spread throughout the country, 

 and a desire to possess fine gardens is becoming more apparent 

 every where. But not so much has been effected during the 

 season, as had been anticipated from the attention which has 

 been given to the subject, in previous years. This has result- 

 ed from various causes, the principal of which have undoubt- 

 edly been the embarrassed state of commercial affairs, and the 

 interest which has been taken in political questions, which 

 have agitated the public, and withdrawn their attention from 

 other objects. But, as the latter have now happily passed 

 away, we may look again for a revival of that taste which has 

 heretofore been manifested by a great portion of the commun- 

 ity. We may confidently expect that gardening pursuits will 

 attract more attention, and that horticulture will soon make 

 more rapid advances, than has hitherto attended its pro- 

 gress. 



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