But to my sorrow I found that the crisis occasioned by the 

 printers' strike which paralyzed all the New York print shops 

 had spread also to the very shop I had every reason to believe 

 was immune. Serious delay resulted and when the printing 

 was at la^ completed so much time had elapsed that many 

 of the articles were untimely and much of the work was done 

 so wretchedly that I deemed the edition too poor for use 53 

 This added to the delay I was compelled to endure and I need 

 not say that I am mild when I declare it was mo^ trying. 

 ^ However, I have now entru^ed OUR GARDEN JOURNAL 

 to The Roycrofters, and I feel my printing troubles are at 

 an end 5S 33 



^ We have heretofore been led to believe that mo^ of our 

 worldly difficulties were traceable to an episode that occurred 

 in The Garden of Eden. From this experience I am inclined 

 to believe that a deal of them Parted in 1441 when printing 

 was fir^t discovered. 



^ So instead of commencing this fir^ number for the coming 

 Garden Year, as intended with the Autumn Number, the 

 fir^ issue is necessarily the Spring Number. 

 ^ This Spring Number, is primarily a Rose Number, and 

 as I feel there will be no over abundance of roses to be obtained 

 from the nurseries this year, it is my intention to make the 

 next number also essentially a Rose Number, so as to 

 enable subscribers who are not familiar with them to know 

 of many of the newe^ and worthy roses, that they may place 

 their orders well in advance for these desirable varieties which. 



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