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Tus work has been prepared for the press, 
in the belief that it was wanted by the public. 
The author has, in a direct, plain manner, 
simply given his own experience. 
Every process here recommended has been - 
proved; the plans of others tried, and the re- 
sult is here given. 
Every variety of fruit here introduced—except 
the New Rochelle Blackberry and two or three 
small, unimportant. fruits — has been planted, 
fertilized, watered, cultivated, and carefully 
watched daily for months, and in most cases, 
for years ; so that it is not mere theory, or se- 
cond-hand information from amateurs or gar- 
deners, however superior, that is here recorded. 
