INTRODUCTION 



AS the Bulletins contain much material of great 

 interest to Planters and Horticulturalists in general, 

 I have endeavoured to form as complete an index 

 as possible by including each article under its special 

 heading. This has been a matter of extreme difficulty as 

 many articles had no title so that in many cases one article 

 may be found under one of two or three headings. 



Many of our readers may be interested in some spe- 

 cial subject and may not vv'ant to purchase a complete 

 volume to obtain the necessary literature, so that I have 

 given the Volume, the Month and the page in nearly 

 every case. Should they desire some particular article, 

 it will now only be necessary to write to the Botanic 

 Gardens giving Volume and Month (by the way, enclosing 

 the cost of same) . 



As the Bulletin has been edited largely for the help 

 of Planters in general, 1 have also endeavoured to keep all 

 the articles on Para Rubber by themselves. This method 

 should greatly facilitate the reference to articles required 

 by Planters which have appeared in the Bulletins. 



1 trust this has not been a labour in vain and that it 

 will supply a long felt want. 



JAS. W. ANDERSON. 



Assistant Curator, 



