Preliminary Observations to the Second Volume. 



By Anthony Carlisle, Esq. F. R. S. $c. 



1 he advancing steps, and the extending range of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society, seem to demand a further public expla- 

 nation of its purposes ; and the relative usefulness of the 

 several classes of its Members appears to require some addi- 

 tional elucidation. The valuable Observations from the pen 

 of its worthy President, prefixed to the first Volume of the 

 printed Works, convey the most important views, and hold 

 forth indications for future labours, sufficient to unite the 

 efforts of the whole Society, and to direct them to beneficial 

 results. The possibility of misapprehension, of jealousy, or 

 of jar, among a numerous and diversified Association, has 

 induced a humble but zealous individual, to submit a few 

 supplementary suggestions, in the hope of securing a conti- 

 nuance of that harmonious union and co-operation, so essen- 

 tial to the well doing of the establishment. The Horticul- 

 tural Society has united into one body, men of various con- 

 ditions in life, and various intellectual attainments. Rank 

 and Affluence promise the requisite worldly means, for its 

 present support, and for its continued duration; Science 

 and Art are ready to suggest theoretical experiments, and to 

 dissuade uninformed adventurers from ruinous projects ; 



