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This outline sketch of our "rare 

 and notable plants" was prepared at 

 the direction of "The Germantown Hor- 

 ticultural Society" and was read at 

 its public meeting of May 9, 1904, — 

 the same later appearing in the col- 

 umns of the "Germantown Independ- 

 ent-Gazette." 



At the time of writing, there was no 

 thought of publishing the paper, it be- 

 ing hurriedly assembled outside the 

 time required for daily positive 

 duties within the limits of one week, 

 — and was intended only for a simple 

 address. 



This will partly explain, if it does 

 not excuse obvious defects, and since 

 I have been urged by several members 

 of the Society named to present the 

 paper in print, I have concluded to 

 send it forth with all its faults from 

 the same types by which it first ap- 

 peared, asking only that the circum- 

 stances be remembered, for no one, 

 I feel confident, is able to satisfac- 

 torily present the plants of German- 

 town in an article so brief, — or more 

 definitely, — I am not able to do so. 

 To the original paper I have added an 

 index, which I hope may not be found 

 superfluous. 



