DEDICATION 



I am dedicating this book to my friend, 

 Mr. A. T. De La Mare, the able editor of 

 THE FLORISTS EXCHANGE, as a token of my 

 appreciation of his untiring efforts in pro- 

 moting and encouraging everything making 

 for the advancement of American floricul- 

 ture. To me a kind thought, word, or deed 

 right now, means so much more than a 

 marble monument a little later. 



