PREFACE. ix 



Several of the drawings of aphides were executed by Mr. 

 Buckton, who is preparing a monograph on those creatures. 



Although a large majority of the drawings were executed 

 from objects procured directly from my garden, yet Dr. 

 Boisduval, the distinguished author of the " Essai sur 1'Ento- 

 mologie Horticole," gave me his permission to copy such figures 

 in his admirable w r ork as were applicable to this volume. 

 Messrs. Blackie were also so kind as to permit me to use 

 several illustrations from the important treatise of Mr. Curtis 

 on " Insects injurious to the Farmer/' 



My daughter Elizabeth Mary has rendered valuable assist- 

 ance by tracing back the historical subjects to their origin, in 

 Chapter I., and also by compiling and writing the Chapter on 

 the Gardens of Various Nations. I am also indebted to her 

 for the Analytical Index. 



My son Alfred Hutchison rendered me much information 

 in the section upon Birds ; and supplied the specimens for 

 the figures, and generally superintended their execution. 

 Without his general aid this book could not have been 

 produced. 



The artistic drawings of the various views in " my garden " 

 were made by Mr. H. Robertson, and the faithful manner in 

 which Mr. Palmer has rendered them needs no commendation. 

 The drawings for many of the smaller vignettes were executed 

 by Mr. Holloway, and engraved by Mr. Harrison. 



The general botanical drawings have been made and 

 engraved by Mr. Worthington Smith, the fungologist, who not 

 only drew and engraved one thousand of the woodcuts from 

 nature, but has also rendered frequent and valuable botanical 

 assistance. 



