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with the popular plants means that they rob really important 

 things of valuable space, and prevent adequate treatment of 

 them, except in a large and expensive volume. 



The object in the present case being to produce a practical 

 work which every one can afford, the alternatives of treating a 

 large number of kinds inadequately or a limited number ade- 

 quately present themselves. The latter has been chosen. 



Special attention has been devoted to Bulbs, Flower Garden, 

 Fruit, Greenhouse, and Kitchen Garden, under which heads a 

 considerable amount of detailed information has been gathered 



together. 



WALTER P. WRIGHT. 



