It was my late Husband's intention, had he lived to prepare a new Edition of his Suburban Gardener, to alter the work considerably; by omitting a portion of the Suburban Gardens, and inserting more descriptions of Villas; and, for this purpose, he had Engravings made of several Villas, which he inserted first in the Gardener's Magazine.

In preparing the present Edition, I have acted up to Mr. Loudon's intentions as closely as I could. - the principal change which I have made being in the name, which I have altered to The Villa Gardener, as being more suitable to the work in its present form. I have also added numerous Designs for Plant-houses, made expressly for this work, by Mr. Francis Rauch, and a copious Index; and I have given the names of New Plants, and details respecting New Improvements in Gardening, so as to bring the work down to the present time.

J. W. Loudon.

Baysacater, August, 1850.