vi PREFACE. 
a manner at once consistent with the reputation of the “DICTIONARY OF 
‘-GARDENING” for thoroughness, and fair to subscribers, has been the earnest con- 
sideration of the Publisher. Eventually it was decided that the best way of meeting 
the difficulty was to issue a Supplemental Volume, to include all additions and 
modifications that Time has rendered necessary, thus bringing the entire work right 
up to the present time, without decreasing, but, on the contrary, increasing, the value 
of the volumes already in the hands of subscribers; for it must be remembered that 
the great bulk of the subscribers are working gardeners, to many of whom the 
purchase of the work has represented great personal sacrifice, and to whom _ its 
supersession by the,issue of a new edition would have been a very grievous loss. 
During the progress of the present volume through the Press there have been one 
or two important changes that unfortunately could not be noted in their proper places, 
owing to the fact that they were not made known until some time after the portion of 
the work to which they referred was printed. One of these is in connection with 
Phaius tuberculosus (Blume) [SYN. Limodorum tuberculosum (Thouars) }. Quite 
recently a terrestrial species was introduced for the first time that appears to be 
identical with the original plant of Thouars. The epiphytal species known in gardens 
under the above name, and figured as such in many works, is not, according to 
Mr. Rolfe, the original plant, and it has been named by him P. s/mu/ans, because of 
the remarkable resemblance the flowers bear to those of the original species. 
As in the previous volumes, BENTHAM AND HOOKER’S great work, the “Genera 
Plantarum,” has been made the basis of generic limitation, aided by such Monographs 
and Floras as have been recently published, together with the excellent series of Kew 
Handbooks, and of course the “Index Kewensis.” To the synonymy due attention has 
been paid, though naturally with such a vexed question there is plenty of room for 
diversity of opinion. 
To those eminent Specialists whose names appear on the title-page we offer our 
erateful thanks for valuable contributions and generous assistance at all times when 
asked; and we desire also to cordially acknowledge our indebtedness to Mr. W. 
BAKER-BARTLETT for his indefatigable exertions in matters of general research so little 
observed by the public eye, yet so important in a work like this. 
Though the scholarly aid that the late Rev. PERCY MYLES gave in the matter of 
plant-name etymology has not been available for the present volume, we have been 
fortunate in receiving invaluable aid in this department from Mr. C. H. WRIGHT, of 
Kew. To several gentlemen and firms, notably Messrs. VEITCH AND SONS, Messrs. 
SANDER AND Sons, and Messrs. BARR AND SONS, as well as to the * Gardeners’ 
Chronicle,” we are indebted for the loan of illustrations, or photographs from which 
to prepare them; and our indebtedness is very great to Mr. R. I. MEASURES for 
many beautiful photographs, and especially for the charming drawing for the coloured 
illustration of HMpiphronitis Veitchii. 
LONDON. 
