PREFACE 



THE aim of the present work is to bring within the scope 

 of an inexpensive volume the most recent developments 

 in gardening, not, however, to touch on them merely in a 

 perfunctory way, but to give copious cultural and prac- 

 tical details alike as to designing and planting gardens, 

 arranging and growing plants, shrubs, and trees, and 

 describing new and improved species, varieties, and 

 hybrids. The book is therefore a guide as well as a 

 record. An endeavour has been made to impart a literary 

 flavour to the chapters without impeding the practical 



movement. 



WALTER P. WRIGHT. 



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