£ INTRODUCTION. 
Horticulturists, have been liberally communicated by themselves to 
the public, in as extensive a manner as the means of circulation 
afforded; but although this has been done in a certain degree by pub- 
lications already extant, yet, owing to these works being voluminous, 
and sold at a high price, the informations, however valuable and liber- 
ally contributed, M'ere thus placed out of the reach of many persons in 
the humbler classes of society, and necessarily very limited in their 
circulation. 
The primary object we have in bringing the present Work before 
the public, is to afford at a cheap rate, a medium of circulating to a 
far greater extent, every real improvement and interesting account, 
than has heretofore been done ; whether it relates to Horticulture, 
Natiu'al Histoiy, or subjects of Rural and Domestic Economy ; in 
doing which, we feel it incumbent uj)on us to state, that as practical 
Gardeners, we are not allowing our names to be applied to the Horti- 
cultural Register for any Iwoksellers' purposes, having no other than 
the required connexion with them as our prhiters and publishers : but 
our object is, to promote and fm-ther in every possible way, the in- 
terests of all lovers of Horticulture, and admirers of other branches 
of Natural History, and in endeavouring to accomplish this, the utmost 
attention will be given by us, to obtain full, clear, and correct descrip- 
tions, of all real improvements coimected with the subjects in hand, 
and also of whatever will be useful and interesting. 
Such will be natiu-e of the present Work, that Gardening in all its 
branches, will be the leading feature ; but sensible that what is of real 
benefit to ourselves, as practical Gardeners, would also be usefiil to 
other persons similarly situated, and being aware of the veiy close 
connection in many instances, which subsists between Horticulture and 
Natm'al History generally, and that to connect them in this Work 
would not only present to its readers, subjects highly interesting, and 
at the same time agreeable and delightful sources of recreation, but 
also be ti'uly valuable. In the selection of our articles, great care will 
be taken to insert only such as will answer the desired end, and as far 
as the limits of our Magazine will allow, no expense whatever shall be 
spared to illustrate the different subjects on which we treat, by neat 
engravings. 
In order to furnish the readers of the Horticultm'al Register with a 
correct description of all new and valuable Fruits, Flowers, and Im- 
provements in Horticulture, whether it consists in Vegetable Cultm-e, 
Landscape Gardening, or Designs of Horticultural Buildings, we 
have obtained the promises of the proprietors of nearly all the Public 
Horticultural Establishments in the Kingdom, and of a gi'eat number 
of Practical and Landscape Gardeners, of the first-rate eminence in 
