COMMENDATORY NOTICES. 173 



"The author is an experienced practical gardener and seedsman, and his 

 book is an excellent manual and guide for the beginner, whether old or 

 young, in horticultural pursuits." Gazette. 



" From the systematic arrangement of the parts, under appropriate heads, 

 and the plain and practical nature of the instructions, it must be an invalua- 

 ble manual for those who may wish to superintend the management of 

 their own gardens. Albany Argus. 



Extract of a letter from Alex'r Walsh, Esq., Lansinburg: 



Dear Sir: You will see by the next month's New-York Farmer, if you 

 have not already seen by the Albany papers, that several copies of the 

 Young Gardener's Assistant have been given as premiums, by the State 

 Agricultural Society. Mr. D. B. Slingerland and myself were on the com- 

 mittee for award ing. premiums, and thought your work was deserving 

 encouragement ; and that even in this small way we might be of service in 

 bringing it before the public as worthy of being given as premiums."* 



"Written with a good deal of practical knowledge *f the subject on 

 wliich it treats. The directions given, the author says, are the result of 

 twenty years' experience, and we dare to say. that though submitted in an 

 unpretending form, they will be found as useful, if not more so, than thofce 

 in more costly and expensive works." Courier <5f Enquirer. 



'We have undoubted authority for pronouncing this work as worth all 

 ott-ers of a similar character that have ever been published in this country, 

 from its adaptation to all the climates in the United States." N. Y. Sun. 



" That this is a useful work is evident from the number of editions 

 through which it has passed. There is scarcely any employment in life 

 more pleasing than the cultivation of a Garden with Fruits and Flowers. 

 Those who have the opportunity to indulge themselves in this gratification, 

 we have no doubt will derive much assistance from this publication." JV. 

 Y. Tribune. 



" Every one that cultivates a garden should possess the work, as it is a 

 complete dictionary for young beginners in the delightful field of Horticul- 

 ture." Working Man's Advocate. 



"No work on the subject ever published in this country has met with 

 half as extensive a sale or decided approbation, as this valuable compen- 

 dium. Mr. Bridgeman fully understands, from practical experience, the 

 subject on which he treats. The Caleiidarial Index arranges the work for 

 every month, and refers to the various parts of the book how to proceed. 

 This of itself is worth the price of the whole work, and cost the author 

 immense labour. The rapid sale of the former editions, together with the 

 commendation of every Agricultural and Horticultural Journal in America, 

 and several in England, is quite sufficient recommendation. The present 

 edition both explains and fully makes known what was thought to be a 

 great discovery (as great as steam) on 'the preservation of Fruit Trees, 

 Plants, &c., and which, to make known to the people of these United 

 States, an application was made to the 25th Congress to vote the supposed 



* The American Institute has also awarded several copies cf this work as premiums for 

 superior specimens of garden products 



