WHAT SOflE READERS SAID 



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W. M. APPLETON, Esq., Westou-super-Mare : " Your book will be very useful to me ; 

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Major-General EMERIC S. BERKELKY, Southampton: "I much admire the energy 

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J. BRADSHAW, Esq., Southgate, London, N. : " It is certainly a capital book for refer- 

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W. BULL, Esq., Chelsea, London : "The amount of labor involved must have been 

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Right Hon. J. CHAMBERLAIN, Birmingham : " It is likely to be both useful and inter- 

 esting to all orchid growers." 



WALTER C. CLARK, Esq., Liverpool : " It has given me great pleasure, and will be 

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MALCOLM STUART COOKE, Esq., Kingston Hill : " It is a very useful work." 



ERASTUS CORNING, Esq., Albany : " I am much pleased with the book." 



J. GURNEY FOWLER, Esq., S. Woodford : "Your book fills a great want in orchid 

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H. H. HUNNEWELL, Esq., Wellesley : " It will afford me much pleasure and profit." 



A. VAN IMSCHOOT, Esq., Gand : " Je vous offri tous mes compliments pour 1'ouvrage, 

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Curator W. B. LATHAM, Edgbaston : "I must congratulate you on being the first to 

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T. L. MEAD, Esq., Oviedo, Fla. : "The catalogue part of your book is certainly a 

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Mons. En. PYN^ERT, Gand : " Je vous remercie infinement pour votre ouvrage." 



C. G. ROZBLING, Esq , Trenton, N. J. : "I have read it with considerable interest and 

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Mrs. JANET Ross, Poggio Gherardo, Italy : " Mr. Ross, I am sure, will be interested 

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J. E. ROTHWELL, Esq., Brookline, Mass. : " I trust that you will keep up your work as 

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Mr. ALEX. WRIGHT, London (South Norwood Hill) : "I have enjoyed the reading of 

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REGINALD YOUNG, Esq., Liverpool : " I may at once congratulate you on having ac- 

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