Preface to the Second Edition. 



The revised edition of "Gardening for the South'' was 

 mainly prepared by our lamented friend, W. N. White, 

 the author of the first edition, whose sudden death left 

 the work in an incomplete state. At his special request, 

 made while on his death-bed, we have undertaken to 

 finish the work begun by him, to the best of our ability, 

 and while we do so, we ask the indulgence of the reader 

 to pass over and forgive any imperfections he may detect, 

 for we feel conscious of our inability to present to the 

 public as perfect and interesting a work as would have 

 been done had the author been permitted to have 

 finished it. 



The necessity for a new and revised edition must be 

 apparent to every reader, as the former edition was pub- 

 lished in 1856; since which time the discoveries, improve- 

 ments, and progress in Agriculture and Horticulture have 

 been very great. 



Ten years' additional experience in Agriculture and 

 Horticulture by the talented author of the first edition is 

 our warrant for recommending the present work to the 

 favor of the public, as few men were more ardently 

 devoted to the culture of the soil than he was. 



Should opinions and facts be found stated in the 

 present work at variance with those in the former edition 

 it will be attributed to the experience alluded to above, 

 for w T ith him it was always a pleasure to acknowledge an 

 error when it was found to be such. Many and valuable 

 additions have been made to all the departments, and 

 more particularly to the lists of varieties, both of vege- 



