TO 
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, 
THE PRINCESS MARY OF CAMBRIDGE, 
WHOSE TASTE FOR THE PLEASURES OF A GARDEN, 
THE FIRST AND PUREST PLEASURES OF OUR RACE, HAS MADE HER FEEL PECULIAR INTEREST IN 
The Great Pational Establishment at etv, 
AND WHO, 
CONJOINTLY WITH HER ROYAL PARENTS, 
JIAS EVER BEEN FORWARD IN PROMOTING WHATEVER MIGHT TEND TO ITS USEFULNESS AND EMBELLISHMENT, 
THE FOLLOWING FIGURES AND DESCRIPTIONS 
OF A SERIES OF EMINENTLY BEAUTIFUL PLANTS, DESTINED SHORTLY TO ADD NEW LUSTRE TO ITS TREASURES, 
ARE MOST HUMBLY DEDICATED, 
BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS’ DUTIFUL AND OBEDIENT SERVANT, 
THE EDITOR. 
Royal Gardens, Kew, 
March 15th, 1849. 
