INTRODUCTION TO PART IL 



Amongst the diversified branches of utility 

 pointed out for our pursuits, both in practice 

 and, theory, there is none that can class with 

 gardening ; it must stand foremost in estimation, 

 and ever be acknowledged the basis of the glory 

 of every country ; England, then, which is not 

 second to any other nation in the world, whose 

 navy rides triumphant on the ocean, is more 

 indebted to arboricultural gardening than any 

 other country ; it is to our timbers we are 

 mainly indebted for the comforts we enjoy in 

 this highly favoured isle. 



