DIRECTIONS, SIGNS USED, ETC. 



NOTE i. The place of any given specimen can be 

 readily found by help of one or more of the three 

 41 Guides" given on pages xix-xxx. The first Guide is 

 arranged for use with the flowers ; the second, with the 

 leaves ; the third, with the fruit. Which of the three can 

 be used to best advantage will depend on the time of year. 



The descriptions are scientific but not technical. 



NOTE 2. In describing a species, the general items that 

 have been given under the genus or the family to which 

 the species belongs are not usually repeated. 



NOTE 3. Signs used : A grave accent (^) over a vowel 

 indicates that it is accented and long. An acute accent 

 (/) over a vowel indicates that it is accented and short. 



NOTE 4. Names enclosed in brackets indicate that the 

 vine is not native. 



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