March 25, 1916 



HORTICULTURE 



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 2422 and figures 2048-2693. So there 

 are 661 pages of text and 645 cuts in 

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 are 20 full page plates of much beauty, 

 of which 4 are in colors. We know 

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 a very interesting section of 41 pages, 

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 are 17 pages of Lilium and lu pages of 

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We find, however, some apparent 

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 think this is not authentic as the va- 

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 1890 and disseminated in 1892 and the 

 variety Piersoni was not sent out un- 

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