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mature knowledge ; and deeply regret that his feeble 

 health, during the preparation of this work, has to a 

 great extent deprived us of his counsel, and the 

 benefits which we and the public might otherwise 

 have derived from his personal revision of our 

 manuscript. 



For the original suggestion which led to the 

 preparation of this volume, I gratefully acknowl- 

 edge my indebtedness to my esteemed friend H. F. 

 DuRANT, Esq. ; also to my beloved father, Rev. A. 

 R. Baker, for additional assistance. 



To the following works and authors I am also 

 indebted for many valuable hints, generally indicated 

 in the text : 



The Gardener's Chronicle. 



Loudon's Gardeners' Magazine. 



Loudon's Encyclopedia of Gardening. 

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