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Each cultivator has his peculiar mode of doing things, 

 and there may be those who deem the mode laid down 

 here inferior to their own. From these we should be glad 

 to hear, and to make any corrections they may suggest, 

 where such corrections appear to be founded upon true 

 principles. In order to make our Avork as perfect as pos- 

 sible, we have not hesitated to add to our own experience 

 all the information derived from a j)ersonal ins^DCction of 

 French and Eno-lish nurseries, and to cull from foreigfu 

 works and periodicals all that may interest our readers. 

 Such information, as far as it coincides with our own ex- 

 j)eiience, we shall gladly incorporate, with the hope that 

 we may be successful in presenting every fact of interest 

 which may exist respecting the cultivation of our favorite 

 flower. 



