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thing about the Manse Garden as well as its gar- 

 dener. Thus foiled in his plan of concealment, by 

 " a bird of the air," what can the Author do but, 

 with indifferent grace 3 set down his name in the title 

 page? 



As the science he unfolds is of slow attainment, 

 having its round of experiments only once in the 

 year, he cannot, having published in seed time, be 

 expected, before the crop has come off the ground, 

 to come forward with new improvements to enhance 

 a new edition. Some additions however have been 

 made, as a meagre token of his thanks for the kind- 

 liness with which his little work has been received 

 a reception which cannot have further exceeded his 

 desert than it has his expectations. 



