FOREWORD 



It is appropriate to explain that in a book of 

 this character there may be an appearance of 

 inconsistency to the layman in the spelling of 

 plant names. The nomenclature of Bailey's 

 Encyclopoedia of Horticulture has been followed, 

 however, with the exception of the capitaliza- 

 tion of the names when they appear apart from 

 their botanical components. Personally, the 

 author believes a page presents a more agree- 

 able appearance to the eye when the names of 

 such plants as may be referred to thereon are 

 not treated as proper names; and that it may 

 be read with greater facility and a less disturbed 

 sense of values as a consequence. For those 

 desiring to pursue further reading or study along 

 the lines of any particular chapter, a bibliog- 

 raphy of standard works dealing with each chap- 

 ter subject will be found at the back of the book, 

 just before the Index. 



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