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irhich arc tftkcn froni ihi.- (ihf^l ^pi'cimcn^ I cr>«ld proourt. and i^hlch art no clrmbt much fin^r lliaii is ii'^iiaL in 

 ciiltivatioii, CalL dhort, boih in tl^c iniinla^]- n^U iti ttit- bi^ uf Llmir Hu^^vr^p uf the iksL-ripLiun^ 1 ha^v TccfrLvir^l of 



their gm^th, uiukT faiounibk ciLtumstniiett., in thi^lr iiatnc coutitrt&t, as ^velJ asof drk^ b^k^ciiueci^ wlikli I hflve 

 cUiiaiuLCJ. 



The eitrera? t^denc)^ to vwinlioii ml nearly M tliti Lllk-^ niakea it iiu^o&^lhlc to ^iw illn^tr^tLnn^ %%-hirh 

 rcprff-^nl fniilifialh ill their f-jrm^ [ but It has Lccu my cnnstnni eiidtjivour, ^s tv^H ns that of \Iit. Fitthh In 

 combing tralliful rictincation with tiitUcic c^oclknoe. The cDlDurLng of the platen h^.^^ in ^ohit; firw i^dhiis^ faUcn 

 short H^r ^hat I could h&Tc wi^hud ; but thou;jh 1 havt G|nrc[l neithci- |>jiiii^ cnf evprnse to ^t tin* <loiic a< 

 aetoi-attly ns pn^i^il^lr, there art some lin(5, such a* thi! hliLciing wral-rcd of /„ chelctit^kitm, which caiiiiuL bm 

 CEactlf rei^roclucfd ci:cept in uil-coloui^. 



Tlic inut^ri^h wliiuh I ]iavc used i]i worlthig c^ut the sjcinriymy, di-^lribution^ nnd vnnfltion of the |]lant=4 

 hiTC hiiiiM ii^ rn[low_R : — tho drcfti ^peciniCllS In tilt t^ublLL liCrhanu of KiTi", Paris. I^yckn^ unci lirrlin - rlir lypc 

 speciin*^n> nf Tliunbtr/ft lierbjiriuni 4tt IFpiiala ; tiat living ijlaut* iiMuy own i^jnlc^ihinlhe BctCiinic Gardctiift of Kl^v 

 and EclinbiLi^h, :inc| in chc collections of ray frlcticlK Mks^ks G. R Wilkos, {Ildrcie Ma^^^ M^s LeichtliNh 

 Rkv- el Eli-ac-oi^eiiu, aj]d m^u^ otherri, i^ ^lU of whum I m^t sgqjn cicpma my ucuthurty thiink? for the free 

 UM> Tvhich thep hav? nlloired me to rantEe of their s|>ccLrae]is and Jni^ings, aud Tor the kindness with whldi 

 thty htttu assisted mc In getting all possible information. Fnnn Mr-RfiRR. BarHp VitiTCK^ UuLLj K^ULAGH, 

 Dk Gjia^ki-j Vas llouTTe^ W,ntr. ^V.^i.L\r£, and other profi-^^jounl horlicnUnriKt^ 1 imve al^ rcmved 

 iuvalual^le aiLsL^tann? a]]d informEitio]] [ aaul 1 mutt spy lliat the elLtLT|ari^L' shn^^^n by theae and otliet?, ii] ih^- 

 introduction and |]rc»|»agalinii nf pianE-^ (msny q( which do iiOt jjroTU [hrohtabk SVoaii u btiNiiics-^ point of vicw), 

 his Ijcen. and I hope will ahvaji btp of Lht very greatist wrvict and advriiitaKc tu the iauum^t ami snctnifii: 



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Anxn^ irty cone^pundent^ abn^jd^ [ mui^t thaaak cfc^peeiqlly Un. ItLcsKL aaid Prof- M.^xnioiiirz of 

 SL IVtcr-^huri^p Hehu Mw Lkioiitlin of Badcn^ Paoi^. DirriiAiETHs and the Auuh Hailed of l^avi^, Ltji. Kinc^ 

 ut Cuieutta^ PnoTfl- SKn^EAHT and Watsos of Il^irvard Uni^i^r^iEy, and MESsh^. PftiwtF].H iicid ilA.vHny, 

 Otto GnoLMiTf^ and others in the United St^tvsj for the hmaaeiitsc iiK distance they hsTe ^neti nie Jci proeuritig 

 infonnatiim and phmttip alt cNf wliirh 1 have ackno^led^^ in the tjodj uf the work^ And without whieh it ^ould 

 have beeti hupubsiijle to con^pleto: it. 



Andp rinallyp mitj^t important is the aHuislancn^ I havertc:ciiLdrn>iii M\% J_ G_ E^AKtin, oftht U^ywl irerlj^itiutu 

 ofKcw, u]>oii ^vlioac ncTiuiun uf th^j LiisaRn in the ' Journal of liie linnmn Society ' ad m} ^orh e» ha^ied^^iiuse 

 mecittlie dLbLTEptions I haTc used in almost all ceu>h, dikL wjthoLit whube experience and help, mo frevly aflurdcd 

 to IDfSclrand uthcrSh J ftivl [ iihoiil<J have failed to keep mj hvork tnn^ Ticira llluliy nrroTS aqd otni^&i^ 



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LITTlSAitY HISTOTIT OP THE OEHUB- 



TTw Ijlica, bng coBBgncDouH anil Lcauiiful |>I4liiI>, liivc uHrjiui(3 tUt itirH.-iL(iijn of jmihura from t-r i^irly a 

 cUTc Ital ll IVDuW hff icnpoa^ibk lo cnamrralc all ih^- pn'-Liimr.m Wrilfis ^Lm hu^t miiil'iEini^d Ibi-cci ■ tlioac who 

 ■TT curiiMU ji« 10 tbvir auriini snil vicdL[tvul hi&tun «ilL do wtil m cun^^ult M. db Canhakt d'EUh^li'a 

 ■ MonoRniiiliic Lli^l&riquc ei Uttfturc dca Lis" (MBJineB. 1930J, =hei* muny quolarioita aiv given In iiuclry anil 

 |jrMt. and «lwrc many ai™^ fcctt and fancies couraTiing Uliei *re r|Uoicd frum nuioeron- amlidT*, r.-r <iiii 

 |>n:stni iiurpose, LowcTf r, il wi» ™|y bt necMaarj Id mention a Vi-rj ftiv of ih^Et, jicnun- Hhora J'-^iihin^on 

 Ilk** B lAdin; |)Iak. Thi: cluinnin;^ n|d "nFer, «ho^ ' C-radiftuaH or Gardeij of flcasinl F1uw4.'ri, ' na» 



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