PREFACE. 
It is with mingled feelings of gratification and pride that 
we find ourselves at the close of another twelvemonth’s 
labours, a period which has in no small degree contributed 
to establish the former success and utility of the Florist’s 
Journal, and eminently encouraging us to commence a 
new year with increased vigour. 
A period of much interest to the horticulturist has just 
passed over, a very great number of new plants, both exotic 
and improved hybrids, having been added to our collec¬ 
tions ; the finest of these have been noticed in our pages, 
as also the several improvements in the culture of indi¬ 
vidual plants, and the more extended subject of general 
management: it has been seen that the march of improve¬ 
ment in these respects has been rapid, requiring exertions 
of no ordinary character to keep pace with it, and to lay 
before our readers novelties at once useful and interesting 
