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not named; but it has been the author's special object, 

 throughout this book, to deal with the practical princi- 

 ples of ornamenting the home grounds rather than with 

 the discussion of attractions of individual plants, and to 

 therefore cite plants as illustrations of points which he 

 may desire to make, and not as objects to be dwelt on 

 with simple delight and appreciation. 



