VI INTRODUCTION. 



ticular point, would be obliged to refer to several differ- 

 ent places. Instead of giving the articles as they at 

 first appeared, we have consolidated the information 

 given in all, as to the different operations, under the 

 separate heads of "planting," " cultivating," " harvest- 

 ing," and the like, which makes it much more conve- 

 nient for reference. 



Besides the articles referred to, we have embodied re- 

 cent information obtained from correspondents, from 

 dealers, broom-makers, and from the few publications 

 that treat upon the subject. While it is in part founded 

 upon the experience of those editors who have cultivated 

 the crop, they only claim that it is a compilation from 

 various available sources of information. To those who 

 have kindly responded to our inquiries we return our 

 thanks. THE EDITORS. 



