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Title: The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste
Year: 1846 (1840s)
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Subjects: Gardening
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : Luthur Tucker
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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ably edited, articles,well arranged and varied, and the publish-ers rank among the solid men of this city. Harris Rural Annual, now owned andpublished by Orange, Judd & Co., will be sentimmediately after publication to those whohave ordered them. Dkpartment of Agriculture Reportfor 1864.—We are indebted to James S.Greunell, Esq., late chief clerk of the Agri-cultural Department, for an advance copy ofth s report. The great value of these re-ports of late years, is attributable mainly tothe talent and industry of Mr. Grennell,a gentleman of rare ability in all matterspertaining to agriculture, and whom wehope to see placed in the position he isbetter qualified to fill than any other manin this country,—that of Commissioner ofAgriculture. So important are our agri_cultural interests, and so vast is the influ-ence of the agricultural bureau for good orevil, that the removal of Mr. Grennell fromthe position he so ably filled, can only beconsidered as a serious loss to the country.
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Designs and Plans forPrepared for the HORTICULTURIST, Feb,, 1866. THE HORTICULTURIST VOL. XXL .FEBRUARY, 1866 ... NO. CCXXXVL THE FIRE ON THE HEARTH. At this present season of the year, wemay well turn our attention from withoutto within doors, and see by what means wemay contrive to make tJie country homemore attractive not only to its inmates, butto the stranger within its walls. Andhere at the outset, let it be well understoodthat our suggestions are intended for thosewho not only live in the country, butwhose tastes and predilections are decided-ly for rural life. We are writing not only forthose who are obliged from circumstancesto live in an humble manner, but for thosewho, with ample means, prefer real solidhome comfort to pretence and empty show.As we can often form an opinion of thecharacter of a man, from the expression ofhis countenance, so, not unfrequently, weare able to judge, from the exterior of acountry dwelling, what may be the charac-ter of its internal arrangement,

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