Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Home Farmer, Vol. 16: A Chronicle of Country Pursuits and Country Life, Including Bee-Keeping; January-June 1888 The chief object of this Journal is to be useful, and no reader who may fail to find in its pages the precise information he needs can act better for himself, and more agreeable to us, than to make his wants known and his difficulties clear; then, so far as is possible, the former shall be supplied and the latter removed or reduced. Questions answered have been of service to many besides those who have asked them. Here is what one who has benefited writes: You have answered many questions relating to gardening. I have always followed your directions, and am glad to say have always been successful. That is encouraging, but much must be credited to the aptitude of our correspondent in carrying out the instructions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.