IV PREFACE 



frames. In the other chapters the different kinds of plants 

 suitable for the same purpose are grouped together, and any 

 special points in their cultivation are mentioned. In this 

 arrangement some overlapping is inevitable. A certain 

 species might be placed in, say, the chapter entitled 

 "Flowering Shrubs in Pots," or in the following one, 

 "Winter-Flowering Plants." In the most important of such 

 cases cross references are inserted ; but when there is a 

 doubt as to w^here a particular plant is dealt with it can be 

 settled by a glance at the index. 



