WILD FLOWERS PREFACE 



Specimens may be pressed in books or between blotters, 

 and mounted on cards when dry, with thin strips of 

 court-plaster, and neatly labeled with date, and locality. 

 The scientific names and classification in the text 

 follow the method adopted by the International 

 Botanical Congress at Vienna, June, 1905, and now 

 incorporated in the new seventh edition of " Gray's 

 Manual," most extensively used as the class text-book 

 in the public schools, thus appealing strongly to 

 both teacher and student by its uniform system of 

 nomenclature. Two Indexes are provided one for 

 the Common names and one for the Latin, which 

 have been separated to avoid confusion and to 

 facilitate ready reference. Technical terms have 

 been simplified or disregarded wherever possible, and 

 the few which have been retained are defined in the 

 Glossary at the end of the text. In order to assist 

 in the pronunciation of the Latin names the vowels 

 have been accented. The grave or long (^) accent 

 signifies the long vowels; the acute or short ('), short 

 vowels. Naturally, many references have been made 

 to various works on this comprehensive subject. 

 " Gray's Manual, ".and Britton and Brown's " Illus- 

 trated Flora" have been freely consulted. The 

 colours, descriptions, common names and ranges 

 are usually in strict accordance with these authorities, 

 to which I especially desire to extend full acknowl- 

 edgment. I am also very grateful for the unlimited 

 and professional advice extended by Herman Merkle, 

 Chief Forester of the New York Zoological Park, 



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