With regard to the following pages, the Compiler oegs 

 k ave to observe, that utility has been his sole object. He 

 has no pride of authorship to sustain, nor new theories to 

 establish. The work is nothing more than a humble ^it- 

 fempt to render some service to cultivators, by collecting 

 and condensing, from various sources, such directions, 

 notices, and observations, relating as well to field as to 

 garden culture, as seemed of most importance in prac- 

 tice. 



We w^ould here express our gratitude to gentlemen who 

 have favoured us with articles lor this work, w^hich must 

 not only greatly enhance its value, but, it is hoped, will 

 atone, in some measure, for the faults and imperfections of 

 those parts, for which the Compiler alone is responsible. 

 The papers to which w^e allude have the following heads 

 or titles, viz. ''Flowers, Ornamental,^' 109; "Fruits," 

 128; "Landscapes and Picturesque Gardens," 184 ; 

 "Silk," 268; "Strawberry," 285; and "Vine," 294. 

 The two last mentioned articles were from the pen of the 

 SJ?me gentleman ; and that on the Vine, having been origin- 

 ally published in the Massachusetts Agricultural Repository^ 

 has been republished and recommended in other scientific 

 journals, as forming a complete manual for the culture of 

 the grape. 



