| The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste | |
| Editor: | A. J. Downing from 1846 to 1852 |
| Frequency: | Monthly |
| Category: | Horticulture |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Firstdate: | July 1846, Vol. 1, No. 1 |
| Finaldate: | December 1875, Vol. 30, No. 354 |
The Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste was a monthly magazine on "horticulture, landscape gardening, rural architecture, embellishments, pomology, floriculture, and all subjects of rural life, literature, art, and taste".[1]
A. J. Downing, the famous landscape designer, horticulturist, and journalist, founded the magazine in 1846 and edited it until his death in 1852. After Downing died there were several different editors, including Patrick Barry (1816–1890), John Jay Smith (1798–1881), and Henry T. Williams. In 1875 the Horticulturist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste was merged with The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser[2] and published from 1876 to 1888 under the title The Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist.[3] Thomas Meehan was then the editor.[4]