The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 686
that cannot reason on what is proposed, and that has a morbidfeeling of opposition to all ideas that are not already familiar; every changewhich it is proposed to introduce produces a battle. At least fifty of thesestormy but perfectly good-natured discussions, took place during the ten days which… … engraved at his expense, may be said to cost nothing to our readers, and asneither the names of persons nor places are mentioned, it is hoped no onewill take olFence where none is meant to be given. The grouping and ex-pression may serve as hints to young gardeners learning to draw. Gainsborough to…