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PKEFACE 



It is a common subject of complaint among amateur florists, 

 , that the directions for the culture of flowers given in works on 

 J Gardening, are scattered through so many different volumes, 

 and mixed with so many other matters, as to be of com- 

 (5 paratively little use to the possessors of small gardens. 

 Having felt this inconvenience myself, it occurred to me that 

 a dictionary of the English and botanic names of the most 

 popular flowers, with directions for their culture, would be 

 j^ useful; and the result is the present volume. The botanic 

 names are accented, to show on which syllable the emphasis is 

 to be laid ; and every syllable must be pronounced, whether 

 accented or not. When the accent is acute, thus : a, it signifies 

 that the consonant following the vowel is to be taken into the 

 syllable; and when the accent is grave, thus: h, that the 

 ^■^ vowel finishes the syllable. Thus AnthylHs is pronounced 

 An-thyl-lis, and armk.ta, ar-ma-ta ; while, as a proof that 

 every syllable is pronounced. Agave is called A-ga-ve, and 

 Amphicome, Am-fic-o-me. 



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As this was the only one of my works in which any assist- 

 ance was given to me by my late deeply lamented husband, it 

 may be interesting to my readers to know, that he wrote the 

 whole of the articles on Borders, Climate, Conservative Walls, 

 Draining, Edgings, Fences, Flower Gardens, Gravel Walks, 



