Havine watched with great satisfaction, I may 
even say with pride, the sale of expensive Editions 
my - Brrrrse Ferns, and feeling conscious that 
_ have ‘cuineted, fostered, and in a measure matured — 
a new taste, study and occupation among my country- 
men, I have thought it desirable to extend the 
influence of this, my labour of love, for such it has” 
truly been. Hitherto the volume has passed ex: 
clusively into the hands of the upper and — 
classes ; but now it is my ambition to possess a thi 
class of readers and approvers,—a class eq’ 
lumerous and equally important,—the “ Peo 
