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HYDE, Esq., of Newton, Mass.; whose long
experience in the production of seedlings, as well as in the cultivation
of established kinds, will give peculiar value to this portion of the
volume.
The illustrations, so excellent and truthful, are from the pencil of Mr.
ISAAC SPRAGUE, of Cambridge, Mass.; whose fine delineations of
animal as well as vegetable life have won for him the reputation of
being "the first of living artists."
I am peculiarly indebted to Rev. E. PORTER DYER, of Hingham, for
much valuable advice and assistance; and cannot too fully express my
obligations for the unvarying kindness and courteous manner in which
repeated, and perhaps often unseasonable, requests for aid have been
received and granted.
My acknowledgments are also due to Hon. JOSEPH BRECK, author of
"Book of Flowers," and late President of the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society; to CHARLES M. HOVEY, Esq., editor of "The
Magazine of Horticulture," and President of the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society; to P. B. HOVEY, Esq., nurseryman and
seedsman, of Cambridge, Mass.; and to DANIEL T. CURTIS, Esq.,
seedsman and florist, and for many years Chairman of the Committee
on Vegetables of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society.
For information or other very acceptable assistance, I am also indebted
to Rev. CALVIN LINCOLN, of Hingham; Rev. JOHN L. RUSSELL,
of Salem, Mass.; JOHN A. BUTLER, Esq., of Chelsea, Mass.;
EDWARD S. RAND, Jun., Esq., of Boston; Mr. AUSTIN BRONSON,
of Enfield, N.H.; GEORGE W. PRATT, Esq., of Boston; JOHN M.
IVES, Esq., of Salem, Mass.; Mr. JAMES SCOTT, of Hatfield, Mass.;
Mr. ALONZO CRAFTS, of Whately, Mass.; Mr. JOHN C. HOVEY, of
Cambridge, Mass.; Mr. ISAAC P. RAND, of Dorchester, Mass.; Mr.
GEORGE EVERETT, of Concord, Mass.; and CALEB BATES, of
Kingston, Mass.
From a work entitled "Descriptions des Plantes Potagères, par
VILMORIN, ANDRIEUX, et CIE., Paris;" from CHARLES

M'INTOSH'S excellent "Book of the Garden;" the "Gardener's
Assistant," by ROBERT THOMPSON; "Rogers's Vegetable
Cultivator;" and "Lawson's Agriculturist's Manual,"--I have made
liberal extracts; and lest, in the course of the volume, any omission of
authority may occur where it should have been accredited, my
indebtedness to the valuable publications above mentioned is here
candidly confessed.
In adapting directions for cultivation, prepared for one climate, or
section of country, to suit that of another quite dissimilar, so much
alteration of the original text has at times been found necessary, that I
have not felt at liberty to affix the name of the original writer, but have
simply added the usual marks denoting derivation of authority.

ABBREVIATIONS AND AUTHORITIES.
Big.--Plants of Boston and Vicinity. By JACOB BIGELOW, M.D.
Boston, 1840.
Bon. Jard.--Le Bon Jardinier pour l'Année 1859. Par A. BOITEAU et
M. VILMORIN.
Corb.--The American Gardener. By WILLIAM CORBETT. Concord,
Boston, and New York, 1842.
Cot. Gard.--The Cottage Gardener. By GEORGE W. JOHNSON and
ROBERT HOGG. Weekly. London.
Count. Gent.--The Country Gentleman. By LUTHER TUCKER and
SON. Weekly. Albany, N.Y.
De Cand.--The Candolle's Systema Naturale. By Prof. DE
CANDOLLE. 2 vols. 8vo. Paris, 1818, 1821.
Down.--The Fruit and Fruit-trees of America. By A. J. DOWNING.
Revised and corrected by CHARLES DOWNING, 1858.

Gard. Chron.--The Gardener's Chronicle. Weekly. By Prof. LINDLEY.
1844 to the present time.
Gray.--Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. By Prof.
ASA GRAY. New York, 1857.
Hort.--The Horticulturist, and Journal of Art and Rural Taste. Monthly.
By P. BARRY and J. JAY SMITH. Philadelphia.
Hov. Mag.--The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and Rural Affairs.
By C. M. HOVEY. Boston. Monthly. 1834 to the present time.
Law.--The Agriculturist's Manual. By PETER LAWSON and SON.
Edinburgh, 1836.
Lind.--A Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden. By GEORGE
LINDLEY. London, 1831.
Loud.--Encyclopædia of Gardening. By J. C. LOUDON. London, 1850.
Loud.--Encyclopædia of Agriculture. By J. C. LOUDON. London,
1844.
Low.--The Elements of Practical Agriculture. By DAVID LOW.
London, 1843.
M'Int.--The Book of the Garden. By CHARLES M'INTOSH. 2 vols.
Edinburgh and London, 1855.
Mill.--The Gardener's and Botanist's Dictionary. By PHILIP MILLER.
Revised by Prof. MARTYN. London, 1819.
Neill.--Neill's Journal of a Horticultural Tour, &c. 8vo. Edinburgh,
1823.
New Am. Cyclopædia.--New American Cyclopædia. D. APPLETON &
Co., New York. 16 vols. royal 8vo. 1857 to 1863.
Rog.--The Vegetable Cultivator. By JOHN ROGERS. London, 1851.

Thomp.--The Gardener's Assistant. By ROBERT THOMPSON.
Trans.--The Transactions of the London Horticultural Society.
Commenced 1815, and continued at intervals to the present time.
Vil.--Description des Plantes Potagères. Par VILMORIN, ANDRIEUX,
et CIE. Paris, 1856.
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CONTENTS.
CHAP. I.--Esculent Roots.
The Beet. Carrot. Chervil, Turnip-rooted. Chinese Potato, or Japanese
Yam. Chufa, or Earth Almond. German Rampion. Jerusalem Artichoke.
Kohl Rabi. Oxalis, Tuberous. Oxalis, Deppe's. Parsnip. Potato. Radish.
Rampion. Swede or Ruta-baga Turnip. Salsify, or Oyster Plant.
Scolymus. Scorzonera. Skirret. Sweet Potato. Tuberous-rooted
Chickling Vetch. Tuberous-rooted Tropæolum. Turnip. 1-121
CHAP. II.--Alliaceous Plants.
The Cive. Garlic. Leek. Onion. Rocambole. Shallot. Welsh Onion.
122-148
CHAP. III.--Asparaginous