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and the gentlemen having charge of the numismatic and 

 archaeological departments have kindly afforded me information 

 upon these subjects. Dr. Birch has kindly given me the 

 result of his extensive knowledge ; and Mr. Herbert Grueber 

 has materially aided in the verification of references. 



Sir Henry James, with his customary urbanity, has 

 obliged me by supplying from the Ordnance Survey Office 

 the geological map of the district as well as that of the 

 section of the London Basin. The geological section of my 

 garden was made for me by Mr. Alfred Tyler, of Shipley 

 House, Carshalton ; and the Map of the District was rectified 

 to the present time by Mr. Addy, the former Resident 

 Engineer to the Croydon Board of Works. 



I have also to acknowledge the kindness of Dr. Hooker, 

 the Director of the Royal Gardens at Kew, who has supplied 

 me with plants, and information on many botanical questions- 



To Mr. Terry, of Peterborough House, Fulham, I have 

 been indebted over a series of years for a variety of plants 

 and also for illustrations for this work. 



Mr. Addy has given me information upon his important 

 Roman and Anglo-Saxon discoveries at Beddington, and I am 

 also indebted to him for the accurate drawings with which 

 he has supplied me.- From Mr. Flower, the distinguished 

 antiquary, I have also received important information 

 and aid. 



Mrs. Jackson, of Carshalton, supplied the drawing of the 

 mill on the Wandle (plate 7), and Mrs. Home, of Staines, 

 made from photographs the beautiful drawing of the road 

 which skirts my garden, and of the summer-house ; the same 

 lady also designed the border for the Dedication. 



