16 ORN'AMENTAL GARDENING. 



proof against impositions by the ignorant who pretend to 

 be gardeners, and also the representations of dishonest 

 tree agents. 



Throughout the book the common names of plants are 

 adhered too as much as possible, for the reason that the 

 botanical names often prove a barrier to an acquaintance 

 with them, while common ones invite it. But as the 

 real need of botanical names is recognized — which being 

 in the Latin language are the same in all nations, 

 and serve to guard against the confusion that without 

 them would be inevitable, they are given in parenthesis. 

 In case no common name is in use, then the botanical 

 name often is printed as though it was the common one. 



The same subject is often touched upon in different 

 parts of the book, thus, the materials of a Rockery are 

 referred to in the Second Part, the arrangement of the 

 Eockery in Part Three, Construction in Part Four, with 

 Notes on Management in Part Five. A copious index at 

 the end will always lead to the desired topic. 



CHAPTER II. 



PROFITS OF ORNAMENTAL GARDENING. 



'^ I wouldn't cut down that tree for a hundred dollars," 

 is an expression one may often hear from property owners, 

 as they point to some favorite. The valuation of the 

 tree is often placed two, three, or five times as high. 

 What did such a tree cost ? Perhaps one or two dollars 

 fifteen years or so ago for the tree, preparing the soil and 

 planting, and next to nothing in the years since. From 

 the time the roots took hold of the soil, and a beautiful 

 show of foliage and branches appeared, increasing year 

 by year in size, soon giving a pleasant shade and perhaps 



