Transactions Of The Massachusetts Horticultural Society For The Year 1878 Vol 1 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, for the Year 1878, Vol. 1 The discussions on horticultural subjects have been of great ser vice, and are, in my opinion, one of the best of the new features lately added to the Society. Much as they have done for us already, they are capable of doing far more. With us, as with all horti cultural or agricultural clubs or societies, discussion is subject to the same evil that besets our exhibitions. It is apt to go round with the same persons, in the same groove, keeping all the time at about the same level of intelligence 'and knowledge, and so fail to gain its real object, which is to develop those habits of investiga tion and re ection, without which the horticulturist can never be master of his craft. N ow I do not say that our discussions have been of this barren sort. On the contrary, I think that they have done real good. But, judging by former years - for during the last I have unfortunately been unable to attend them they might be made to do a great deal more good. If members would more generally share in them, preparing themselves beforehand to do so by recalling what their own experience may have taught them about the subject announced, and then, by means of books and jour nals, comparing their own results with those reached by others, our discussions would become a powerful means of stimulating observa tion and thought. Two other experiments have been made of late in connection with the discussions, and with similar objects. Prizes have been offered for Essays and persons of known ability, not always mem bers of the Society, have been invited to deliver lectures before it. Both experiments have had a good degree of success. Some of the lectures especially have been admirably suited to awaken interest and kindle a Spirit of inquiry. There has been great improvement in our printed Transactions, both in the quantity and quality of their contents, and in type graphical and literary correctness. 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."