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HORTICULTURE 



January 17, 1920 



Every Reader of " Horticulture" Needs 



DR. L. H. BAILEY'S BRAND NEW 



Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 



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 the most conscientious attempt that has ever been made to compress the whole story of our horticultural 

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A Few of the Many Important New Features 



Key to Identification of Plants '^"'," '^''"'" '» «°?f"f 



' one to nnd the name or a 



plant. The oame thus found la quickly referred to under Its 

 alphabetical location, where full iclormatlon will be found In 

 regard to It. 



Synopsis of Plant Kincaom ^hla U one of the moat Im- 

 ^;uv|r»i« w. . .«».. ..^.^uu.1. portant featurce of the new 



edition. It conetltutes a general running account of the claaseB, 

 orders, and groups of plants, with a brief sketch or character- 

 ization of dS of the leading families comprising those that 

 yield practically ai; the cultivated plants. These family de- 

 scriptions give the botanical characters ; the number of genera 

 and specieii and thj ranges; a list of the Important genera; 

 brief statements in regard to the nsefal plants; and diagram- 

 matic Illustrations. 



Dlnstrations '^'>^''* <"'^ ^^ colored pUtea; BS fall page half- 

 tones ; and more than 4,000 engniTlngs wbleb 

 serve as guides in the text. 



This Is an analysis of all tecbnleal terms that 

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It comprises botanical and hortlenltaral tarms wltb brlaf dafl- 



nltlons. 



The Glossary 



Translation and Pronunciation of Latin Names '■> ^<*': 



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 Is Inserted a list of between 2,000 and 8,000 Latin wordi ased 

 as species — names of plants, giving the BngUsb eqolvalent or 

 translation and the pronunciation. 



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 and Implements; Village Improvements; Window Boxes, etc. 



General Index '"'• ^'"' volume contains a complata .A.9^* 



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