TO 



THE WRITERS OF BOOKS 



ON 



FARMING, GARDENING, HORTICULTURE, AGRICUL 

 TURE, AND FLORICULTURE, 



THIS WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED, 



AS AN EVIDENCE 



OF WHAT CAN BE DONE AND WHAT WONDERFUL RESULTS 

 CAN BE PRODUCED BY A CAREFUL STUDY OF 

 THEIR DIRECTIONS AND STRICT OBE 

 DIENCE TO THEIR RULES; 



AND 



AS A SLIGHT TESTIMONIAL TO THE ACCURACY, LUCIDITY, 



AND PRACTICABILITY OF THE ADVICE WHICH THEY 



GIVE AND THE EXPERIENCES THEY DESCRIBE ; 



IN THE SINCERE HOPE 



THAT THEY WILL NEVER WEARY OF COMPOSING BOOKS 



EQUALLY TRUTHFUL, TRUSTWORTHY, 



AND INTERESTING. 



THE AUTHOR. 



