Evolution of l)otticulture 



wilderness, it is rapidly becoming a pro- 

 ductive garden. 



Having sufficiently narrated the advance 

 of horticulture since the creation of the 

 various societies devoted to the cause in 

 the Eastern States, it may be well to con- 

 sider briefly, to what extent of perfection 

 this unfolding of the art is to attain, and 

 by what means the progress in improve- 

 ment in the same may safely, properly, 

 and speedily be effected. 



As regards education in the art, it may 

 be said that, while college work fits a 

 man, if he is properly trained, for a suc- 

 cessful career in any avocation, without 

 practical knowledge and experience, he 

 is not an horticulturist, nor is he fitted 

 for a landscape gardener, nor can he 

 compete with the individual who has 

 these qualities combined with college 

 education. It therefore follows that 

 practical knowledge in horticulture, as in 

 all the arts and sciences, is the sine qua 

 non if actual progress is to be expected. 

 In this connection a word may be 

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