Introduction 



the Museo di San Martino, Naples, Commenda- 

 tore Guido Biagi, Director of the Laurenziana 

 Library, Florence, Cavalliero Arturo Bruno, Caval- 

 liero Camillo Bondi, and many others. The 

 courtesy that she has invariably received from the 

 owners of the gardens visited and from their 

 representatives and employes has rendered her 

 work most pleasurable. 



