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fession ; and as the* late Thomas Briclgeman was an intelli- 

 gent and much respected man, and as the original work 

 was a credit and honor to the author, we can not help feel- 

 ing chagrined that his good name should be tarnished by 

 this work, which is so inferior to what the author would 

 have made it if he had lived to superintend its revision. 

 Aside from this, we regret that so much expense should 

 have been incurred by one of our old and respectable pub- 

 lishing houses to produce such an inferior work. 



The American Journal of Horticulture and Florist's Companion. 



Boston : Tilton & Co. Price $3 00 a year. 



A new journal of Horticulture, the first number being 

 dated the 1st of January, 1867. We are promised a jour- 

 nal that shall be above all sectionalism, individual puffery, 

 or toadyism to any particular person or j^ersons, and we 

 hail the announcement with delight. There is no reason 

 why we should not have one or more first-class horticul- 

 tural journals; there is certainly talent enough to furnish 

 the materials, and wealth enough among the people who 

 take an interest in such pursuits to support them. The 

 Tiltons will certainly do their part as publishers, as the 

 first number indicates, and it only remams Avith horticul- 

 turists generally to see that their efforts meet with a cor- 

 responding liberality. 



The true horticulturists of America should (if they do 

 not) lay aside all jealousy and personal feelings, and work 

 together for the advancement of the greatest and most 

 important science of the day — a science that blesses and ele- 

 vates every one who studies it with a true heart, for it brings 



