THIS VOLUME ON 



BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS PLANTS 



FROM ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE 



IS DEDICATED 



TO 



WILLIAM WATSON 



CURATOR OF THE ROYAL GARDENS, KEW 



IN RECOGNITION OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS AS A CULTIVATOR 



AND AUTHOR, AND OF HIS EFFORTS TO PROMOTE THE 



WELFARE OF PROFESSIONAL HORTICULTURISTS 



