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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING. 
PREFACE. 
ss main object of this Supplement to the Dicrronary or GarpEnina is to treat 
s in collective groups the plants that have already been dealt with and 
a. described individually. Although the alphabetical arrangement of the Dictionary 
1p admits of ready reference to any one genus, yet, when the gardener, 
whether amateur or professional, is called upon to plant a Shrubbery or 
Rockery, to furnish a Greenhouse or Conservatory, or to select a plant for any particular 
purpose, he often needs some further assistance. The Supplement will, it is hoped, 
provide this. In addition, it contains other information of a useful character, much of 
which is not, so far as we are aware, to be found in any other work on Horticulture. 
The following are the principal divisions of the Supplement : 
Described Genera and their Authors. It has been thought desirable to give an alpha- 
betical list of all the Genera described, together with their Authorities, as the latter have 
been omitted in the body of the work except in some cases of duplicated generic names. 
Pronouncing Dictionary of Ordinal, Generic, and Specific Names. Mispronunciation 
of Latin and Greek words is, unfortunately, an error of too frequent occurrence amongst 
horticulturists of all classes: and it is hoped that this division of the Supplement 
will tend to remedy the evil, and to make pronunciation more uniform than it is. 
Herbaceous Plants for Special Purposes. Under this heading are given selections of 
plants suitable for a variety of purposes, with abbreviated information as to colours of 
flowers, &c. 
