Hogg, of Coldstream, for the fruits of the Tweedside orchards, and to numerous nurserymen and private individuals, who have aided me in the prosecution of this work, I now tender my warmest and heartfelt thanks. R. H. _13, Gilston Road, Brompton, Dec., 1851._ ABBREVIATIONS, AND LIST OF BOOKS REFERRED TO IN THE FOLLOWING WORK. _Aber. Dict._ } _Aber. Gard. Dict._ } The Universal Gardener and Botanist; or a General Dictionary of Gardening and Botany, by John Abercrombie, 1 vol. 4to., _London,_ 1778. _Acc, or acc._--When this abbreviation is prefixed to a citation, it signifies _according to_, or _on the authority of_, as _acc Hort Soc. Cat_, according to, or on the authority of the Horticultural Society’s Catalogue. _Aldro. Dend._--Ulyssis Aldrovandi, Dendrologiæ naturalis scilicet Arborum Historiæ libri duo. Sylva Glandaria, Acinosumque Pomarium. 1 vol. fol. _Bononiæ_, 1668. _Ang. Obs._--Observations sur L’Agriculture, et Le Jardinage, pour servir d’instruction à ceux qui desireront s’y rendre habiles, par Angran de Rueneuve. 2 vols. 12mo., _Paris_, 1712. _Aust. Orch._ } _Aust. Treat._ } A Treatise of Fruit Trees, shewing the manner of Grafting, Planting, Pruning, and Ordering of them, in all respects, according to new and easy rules of Experience, &c. &c., by Ralph Austen. 1 vol. 4to.,_Oxford_, 1657. _Bauh. Hist._--Historia Plantarum universalis, Johanno Bauhino. 3 vols. fol. _Ebroduni._ i and ii. 1650, iii. 1651. _Baum. Cat._--Catalogue général des Végétaux de pleine terre, disponsibles dans l’etablishment horticole d’Aug. Nap. Baumann à Bolwyller, 1850-51. _Bon. Jard._--Le Bon Jardinier almanach pour l’année, 1843. _Paris._ _Booth Cat._--A Catalogue of Fruit Trees cultivated by G. Booth, Hamburg. _Brad. Fam. Dict._--Dictionaire Oeconomique; or Family Dictionary, &c. &c., by Richard Bradley. 2 vols. fol. _London_, 1725. _Brad. Treat._--A General Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening, by Richard Bradley. 3 vols. 8vo., _London_, 1721-1722. _Bret. Ecole._--L’Ecole du Jardin Fruitier, par M. de la Bretonnerie. 2 vols. 12mo. _Paris_, 1784. _Brook. Pom. Brit._--Pomona Britannica; or a collection of the most established fruits at present cultivated in Great Britain, &c., by George Brookshaw. 1 vol. fol. _London_, 1812. _Caled. Hort. Soc. Mem._--Memoirs of the Caledonian Horticultural Society, 8vo. _Edinburgh_, vol. I. 1819, _et seq._ _Cal. Traité._--Traité complet sur les Pépiniers &c., par Etienne Calvel. ed. 2, 3 vols. 12mo., _Paris._ _N. D._ _Chart. Cat._--Catalogue des Arbres à Fruits les plus excellent, les plus rares, et les plus estimés, qui se cultivent dans les pépiniers des Révérendes Peres Chartreux de Paris. 1 vol. 12mo., _Paris_, 1775.