PREFACE ix 



French, Eleanor Hills Christie, J. R. Van Kleek, E. H. Trout, Frank B. 

 Meyer, and Anne C. Thompson. 



For many of the illustrations in this book the author is indebted to 

 the following persons: 



Mattie Edwards Hewitt for plates Nos. 12, 21, 26, 44, and 47; 



The D. Hill Nursery Company for plate No. 17; 



Mary E. Eaton for plates Nos. 31, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 46, and 49; 



Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Prentiss for plates Nos. 11, 20, 49, 50, 52, 53, 

 and 59; 



Mr. W. G. Mather for plates Nos. 1, 15, 24, 27, and 28; 



J. Horace McFarland Company for plates Nos. 18, 22, 23, 30, 32, 37, 

 40, 41, 43, 56, 57, and 58. 



Woodlawn Cemetery Association for plate No. 42; 



The Wm. H. Moon Company for plate No. 7; 



Nathan R. Graves Company for plate No. 33; 



Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Thomas for plate No. 51; 



Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Lang for plates Nos. 45 and 54. 



Future Cooperation Invited. Corrections and criticisms will be 

 always welcomed by the author, and this volume will be enlarged and 

 corrected as conditions justify. 



Albert D. Taylor. 



Prospect and Forty-sixth Streets, 



Cleveland, Ohio. 

 August 1, 1920. 



