124 Remarks on Horticulture in JVcto Jersey. 



were sent last summer to the Pennsylvania Horticultural So- 

 ciety, for which an honorary premium was awarded. 

 Yours, respectfully, 



A Correspondent. 

 Princeton.) JV. J"., March 1, 1841. 



It gives us great pleasure to lay the communication of our 

 correspondent befoi'e our readers: if we have unintentionally 

 done injustice to the State of New Jersey, in our remarks 

 upon the progress which she has n)ade in horticulture, 

 nothing can give us more satisfaction than in having our error 

 corrected, while, at the same time, we are enabled to offer 

 so interesting an account of what has been accomplished. 

 It will always be our object, in our annual retrospect of hor- 

 ticulture, to give as correct an account of what has been 

 done as is in our power, but if any inadvertencies which we 

 may make should draw out such an interesting communication 

 of the actual state of things as we have offered above, we 

 shall not view such misstatements as of so great importance. 

 We may again repeat, what we have before stated, that it is 

 impossible for us to know what has been accomplished in 

 many places, and we therefore rely upon our friends for infor- 

 mation. If they cannot comply with our requests, we state 

 to the best of our knowledge, derived from our own inspec- 

 tion and other sources, what has been eflected. The assist- 

 ance of a few of our friends Vvould give us the opportunity of 

 doing justice to all. 



We intend, as soon as the opportunity will offer, to visit 

 our correspondent and friends in Princeton, as well as some 

 other places in the State, and we do not doubt, from what he 

 has stated, that we should be fully convinced of the truth of 

 his remarks. Burlington is the only city where we have no- 

 ticed any of the collections of plants; our visit to that place, 

 togelhei" with our remarks upon the gardens and nurseries in 

 that vicinity, will be found in our Vol. V. We were highly 

 pleased with the gardens, and we only regretted that we could 

 not visit the garden of Mr. Field, in Princeton, at which time 

 we supposed it to be the only one of any note in the town. 

 We shall not neglect the opportunity to visit our correspond- 

 ent when we pass through the State again. In the mean time, 

 we trust that he will continue to give us his assistance, and to 

 keep us informed of the improvements which are making in 

 horticulture, in various parts of the State. 



