INTRODUCTORY NOTE 



In the following revised and enlarged Preliminary List the 

 arrangement of plant-families and the nomenclature are those 

 of Gray's New Manual of Botany, recently published under the 

 auspices of Harvard University. 



The compiler has not hesitated to include a number of 

 plants of special interest from points as far north as the Winni- 

 pesaukee basin, such as Franklin, Laconia and Sandwich, there 

 being at present no danger of trespassing on the working field 

 of other organizations. 



The object of publishing a Preliminary List being to stimu- 

 late inquiry and observation and to elicit comparison, questions 

 and criticisms will be always welcome. Additions, properly 

 vouched for, will be gladly received, and will be incorporated 

 in future lists. 



