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INTRODUCTION. 
tion, from the cultivation of plants in the cottagers’ gardens, 
windows, or cucumber-frame, to the various objects and ar¬ 
rangements required by the more wealthy. 
Such is a general outline of the intentions of the proprie¬ 
tors ; and they venture to ask for a liberal support to enable 
them to carry these views into full effect. It may naturally 
be expected that the arrangements will, at the first, be imper¬ 
fect; but as the work advances, no pains will be spared to make 
it worthy of a hearty welcome on its monthly appearance. As 
soon as its sale shall be sufiiciently great to enable the proprie¬ 
tors to do so, they intend to establish a staff of correspondents 
in different parts of the country, so as to ensure to their readers 
information on what is doing in floriculture in the provinces 
as well as in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. Without 
filling its pages with reports of exhibitions, they intend to 
give enlarged accounts of all the superior seedling florists’ 
flowers that may be exhibited, and of the winning collections. 
In conclusion, they would invite gardeners, who may observe 
any thing worthy of attention, whether in flowers or their cul¬ 
tivation, to forward communications addressed to the Editor 
of The Florist, care of Post Office, Brompton Row. 
N.B. Papers on cultivation, drawings or communications 
on any subject connected with the purposes of this work, if 
not published, will be returned, if a request to that effect ac¬ 
companies them. 
To ensure the speedy delivery of flowers and communications, it is essen¬ 
tial that they should he addressed to the Editor as above. 
