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Such being the clear and easy manner in which the Horticultural 
Register will be presented to the public, we trust our friends, will, 
with the utmost readiness, and as plainly as possible, send us com- 
munications — and such we solicit from every quarter of the globe. Any 
hints for improving the Work, will be very gratefully acknowledged by 
us, as all our efforts will be uniformly directed, to render it as useful 
as possible. 
In conclusion, we wish it to be understood, that on no account 
whatever, will the size and expence of the work be increased ; but to 
accomplish the object we set out with, as before stated, will all our 
future efforts be directed, and we trust they will be so approved of, by 
a liberal and enlightened public, as to merit increasing support. There 
will be no necessity for us to advance any apology, as it is very obvious 
both from the repeated applications made to us from time to time, by 
Gentlemen, Practical Gardeners, and other persons, as well as from the 
reasons we have before advanced, that a Work similar to the present, 
has been long wanting in this country, and from the nature of our busi- 
ness, we have necessarily extensive connexion with all classes of 
society, and consequently have considerable knowledge from our own 
experience, what will be deemed worthy their attention ; and we can 
assure the public that we have not entered the literary field without 
hopes that our efforts, however humble, may be the means of benefitting 
the community at large. Thus far have we been led, with a view to ex- 
plain why the present Work is introduced to public notice, and hoping 
we have proved satisfactorily the necessity of its appearance, we have 
only to add, that no pains or exertion shall be spared on our parts, 
to render each succeeding number more and more worthy of general 
acceptation. 
