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remain stationary: there is still and ever will be much to be 
learned. 
Books, indeed, are to Horticulture, as to every other matter 
connected with civilised life — the vital principle ; but what we 
would cordially recommend to the notice of all concerned, is the 
highly beneficial effects resulting from the formation of societies 
among gardeners for mutual instruction : here by contributing, 
each according to their several capacities, all are informed, en¬ 
lightened, and benefited ; and here too, those feelings of cor¬ 
diality and brotherly love, so honourable to human nature, are 
engendered and preserved, esteem and emulation going hand in 
hand. But we need not enlarge on the benefits : the question is 
gaining the attention it deserves, and was it necessary, we could 
point for confirmation to the Regent’s Park Gardeners Society, 
where in the short space of two years so much has been effected 
by the vigilance and perseverance of the officers and members, 
that a library has been commenced, and the foundation of an ex¬ 
tensive herbarium formed: the value of the information received 
by each member may be estimated by the articles which appear 
in our pages — sterling practical knowledge. 
But it is not here we would stop : we desire to see the benefits 
increased to an incalculable extent. By uniting these societies, 
that is, wherever a society is established, let it immediately 
begin a correspondence with all others previously established, 
and thus arrangements'may be made that will bring the essays 
or other productions of the aggregate body before each indivi¬ 
dual of the respective societies: there is nothing difficult in the 
working of this, and we trust to see it speedily carried into 
effect. The society already named entertain the same view of 
the matter, and, we believe, are prepared to open a correspond¬ 
ence with any and all other societies professing the same 
beneficial end; and we can readily imagine in it, from its metro¬ 
politan position, the embryo of a great and important movement 
for the elevation of gardening and gardeners. It may be asked, 
what will be the especial advantages accruing from an union. 
We need only mention one, beside the very apparent increase of 
information each society would derive from being put in posses¬ 
sion of the papers of all the corresponding members — we advert 
to the library, the expense of which, utterly precluding anything 
more than a mere selection in the hands of a single association, 
would by an union admit of being formed on an extensive scale, 
