PAXTON’S 
HORTICULTURAL REGISTER, 
MAY, 1835. 
ADDRESS. 
It will be seen by a notice on the wrapper of the last number of this 
periodical (April, 1835), that the editorial duties have fallen into new 
hands. This circumstance it is necessary to state for the information of 
the subscribers; and to reiterate what Mr. Paxton has given as the 
reason for his relinquishment of the task ; namely, an extreme pressure 
of business, which entirely deprives him of the leisure necessary to 
conduct the Register as his readers have a right to expect of him. 
This change will, however, make no alteration either in the character 
or plan of the work; for though Mr. Paxton is no longer editor, his 
advice will still regulate, and his contributions still enrich its pages. 
The Horticultural Register has now been nearly four years before 
the public, during which its circulation has increased to a much greater 
extent than was, at its commencement, anticipated. This success may 
be attributed to its cheapness; to the value and variety of the practical 
matter contained in its pages; but chiefly to the increasing fondness 
for reading felt by practical men, and the desire for information on all 
subjects connected with gardening, which prevails among all classes. 
This is evident from the great number of periodicals on subjects con¬ 
nected with horticulture, which have sprung up within the last few 
years, and from the numerous botanical and horticultural works almost 
daily issuing from the press. 
It may, perhaps, seem difhcult to keep up an interest in a periodical 
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