Author: Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780364564400
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Excerpt from The British Florist, 1846, Vol. 5 of 6: Or Lady's Journal of Horticulture Effected, and the eminent position it now occupies. One of the effects of public exhibitions of the productions of Horticulture has been the introduction and continuance of a commendable spirit of emulation, the result of which is evident, in the superiority of the articles submitted at the present day over those of the period we first spoke of; and this superiority must be progressively augmented in pro portion to the extension and continuance of the incentive. Another, and even more important object, has been achieved by this competition it has removed the film of self-complacency from the vision of many, and imposed on. 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.
