Excerpt from The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman, 1864, Vol. 32: A Magazine of Gardening, Rural and Domestic Economy, Botany and Natural History Another reason is also manifest. All the contributions have been based upon the sound practical knowledge of the respective writers. All have related to subjects of interest to one or more classes Of our readers, and all have had for their aim the improvement of practice or the acquirement Of truth. A third reason is, that even in controversy a spirit of kindness and courtesy has been maintained. All seem to have been animated by the just conviction that an Opponent has as much right to entertain an opinion as he has whom he opposes, and that he need not have his face scratched to make him feel that he is wrong. May these characteristics which have earned for this Journal approbation and success in 1864 be maintained and intensified in 1865; and when this year's days are concluded, and our first Number Of its successor appears, may it bear as its introduction an address as kindly-spirited and truthful from the same friendly heart. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.