Before revision: He goes on to give as an example of a plantsman the then editor of BSBI News, Kenneth Beckett, and continues : "It is much to be regretted that so few botanists, amateurs or professional, know even how to take cuttings or propagate a plant.
After revision: He stresses the value of practical experience, saying : "It is much to be regretted that so few botanists, amateurs or professional, know even how to take cuttings or propagate a plant.