PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 



THE first edition of this Manual of Gardening having sold 

 out, and a favourable reception having been accorded it by 

 the public of New Zealand, the author has been encouraged 

 to present a second edition, which has been carefully revised 

 and enlarged. t Suggestions kindly offered by experts and 

 others have been acted upon where practicable. A large 

 addition has been made to the directions for selecting, 

 planting, and for the general management of fruit trees. 

 Wherever instructions in other sections of the work were 

 not considered sufficiently explicit the defect has been 

 remedied. Instructions for Fern Growing have been enlarged 

 upon by request. A chapter on Orange Culture has been 

 added ; also one on miscellaneous subjects, which embraces 

 a large amount of useful information, including a chapter on 

 Fowl Keeping. 



Persons residing north of Napier, or in Australia, who 

 may wish to consult the pages of this Manual, will do 

 well to remember that the seasons in the parts referred 

 to are quite one month in advance of the South Island 

 of New Zealand, and allowances must accordingly be 

 made. 



