Chap. III.] 



THE GARDEN OF PLANTS. 



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book, while one of London's might not be considered worthy of 

 that distinction. Yet it has been demonstrated that the ' Theory 

 of Horticulture ' embodies many erroneous propositions, and 

 more important errors than will probably ever find their way 

 into a gardening book. 







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ALGERIAN IVY. Cnrden of riniits. 



It should be clearly understood that all knowledge is the same 

 in kind ; that there is no real difference between " science " and 

 practice -, and that what is sound in theory must be sound also in 

 practice, and vice versa. There is no real difference. The old 

 meaning of the word science is knowledge ; the modern meaning 



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