COLLABORATORS 



//. PAHTIJL LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE ASSISTED BY UEADIXG PROOF, 

 AXD IX OTHER WAYS. 



Andrews, D. M., Nurseryman, Boulder, Colo. 

 (Nat'we western plants, especially new liaidi) cadi.) 



Ball, C. D., Wholesale florist, Holmesburg, Phila- 

 delphia, Pa. ( Ferns. F diaj^ Plants. Palms. ) 



Barker, JIichael, Editor "American Florist," 

 Chieapo, 111. (.Many suggestions.) 



Bassett & Son, Wm. F., Nurserymen, Hammon- 

 ton, N. J. {Xalii'e plants, as Hihiscus. j 



Berger & Co., H. H., New York, N. Y. (Japa- 

 nese and Californiun plants.) 



Eessey, Chas. E., Prof, of Botany, Univ. of Neb., 

 Lincoln, Neb. [Native plants, particularly 

 grasses. ) 



Betscher Bros , Florists, nurserymen and seeds- 

 men, Canal Dover, Ohio. {Gladiolus.) 



Blanc, A., Seedsman and plantsman, Philadel- 

 phia, Pa. (Cacti. Xorelties.) 



Boaedman, S. L., Sec. Maine Hort. Soc, Augusta, 

 Me. {.Maine. ) 



Brackett, Col.G.B., Pomologist, Dept. of Agric, 

 Washington, D. C. (Hicoria. Hickory. Juglans.) 



Braunton, Ernest, Gardener, Los Angeles, Calif. 

 {Many valuable notes on plants cult, in Calif.) 



Breck & Sons, Joseph, Seedsmen, Boston, Mass. 

 {Portrait of Joseph Breck. ) 



Budd, Prof. J. L., Horticultural author, Ames, 

 Iowa, iloiva. Important fruits.) 



Budlong Bros., Pickle-makers, Providence, K. I. 

 t Cucumber. Martijnia.) 



Burbank, Luther, Hybridist, Santa Rosa, Calif. 

 ( Gladiolus. ) 



Bush & Sons & Meissner, Bushberg, Mo. 

 (Grapes.) 



Caldwell, Geo. C, Prof, of Agric. Chemistry, 

 Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N. Y. {Fertilily. Ferti- 

 lizers. Lime. ) 



Clark, Miss Josephine A., Asst. Librarian, Dept. 

 of Agric, Washington, D. C. {Information as 

 to species after the date of Index Kewensis.) 



Clinton, L. A., Asst. Agriculturist, Cornell E.xp. 

 Sta., Ithaca, N. Y. {Lime.) 



Coates, Leonard, Napa City, Calif. {Fruit Cul- 

 ture in California.) 



Coville, Frederick v., Botanist, Dept. of Agric, 

 Washington, D. C. (Juniperus. Suggestions in 

 various matters.) 



Cranefield, Fred, Asst. Horticulturist, Wis. Exp. 

 Sta., Madison, Wis. (Irrigation.) 



Dailledouze Bros., Wholesale florists, Flatbush, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. ( Mignonette. ) 



Dandridge, Mrs. Danske, Amateur, Shepherds- 

 town, W. Va. (Hardy plants.) 



Davenport, Geo. E., Botanist, specialist in ferns, 

 Medford, Mass. (Several genera of ferns.) 



Day, Miss Marv A., Librarian, Gray Herbarium 



of Harvard Univ., Cambridge, Mass. {Hare 



hooks. ) 

 Devron, Dr. G., Amateur in bamboos, New Or- 

 leans, La. (Bamboo.) 

 Dock, Miss M. L., Harrisburg, Pa. (Bartram.) 

 Downer's Sons, J. S., Fairport, Ky. (Kentucky. ) 

 Dreer, H. a. (Inc.), Seedsmen and plantsmen, 



Philadelphia, Pa. (Many and varied services, 



especially in aquatics, ferns, foliage plants and 



rare annuals.) 

 Elliott, J. Wilkinson, Landscape architect, 



Pittsburg, Pa. (Kochia, and some herbaceous 



perennials. ) 

 Ellwanger & Barry, Nurserymen, Rochester, 



N. Y. {Hardy plants.) 

 Fisher, Jabez, Fruit-grower, Fitehburg, Mass. 



(Massachusetts.) 

 Ganong, W. F., Prof, of Botany, Smith College, 



Northampton, Mass. (Cacti.) 

 Goodman, L. A., Fruit-groner, Westport, Mo. 



(Missouri. ) 

 Halliday Bros., Florists, Baltimore, Md. 



(Azalea. Camellia.) 

 Harris, J. S., Fruit-grower, La Crescent, Minn. 



(Minnesota.) 

 Heiss, J. B., Florist, Dayton, Ohio. (Palms.) 

 Hutt, R. L., Prof, of Horticulture, Ont. Agric. 



College, Guelph, Ont. (Kale. Kohlrabi.) 

 Jones, Rev. C. J. K., Los Angeles, Calif. 



( Various Californian plants.) 

 Jordan, Dr. W. H., Dir., N. Y. E.xp. Sta., 



Geneva, N. Y. (Fertility. Fertilizers.) 

 Kedzie, Dr. R. C, Prof, of Chemistry, Mich. 



Agric College, Agricultural College, Mieh. 



(Fertility. Fertilizers. Lime.) 

 *KlNG, F. H., Prof, of Agricultural Physics, Madi- 

 son, Wis. (Irrigation, Mulching, etc.) 

 Latham, A. W., Secretary Minn. Hort. Soc, 



Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota.) 

 Lupton, J. M., Market-gardener, Gregory, h. I. 



( Cabbage. ) 

 Mackenzie, R. R., Manager bulb departine:i», 



J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, X. V. 



(Many important bulbs.) 

 Makepeace, A. D., Cranberry-grower, West Barn- 

 stable, Mass. (Cranberry.) 

 Manda, W. a.. Nurseryman, South Orange, N. J. 



(Orchid pictures. ) 

 Manning, Jacob W., Nurseryman, Reading, Mass. 



(Dried specimens of herbaceous perennial 



plants.) 

 Manning, Robert, Sec Mass. Hort. Soc, Boston, 



Mass. (Biographical sketches. Horticulture.) 



