of varieties ; to Mr. APPLEBY, Floricultural Manager to Messrs. Henderson, for 

 the same information relative to Florists' Flowers ; whilst on Mr. BAENES, Gar- 

 dener to Lady Rolle, Mr. WEAVEE, Gardener to the Warden of Winchester 

 College, and the EDITOR, have devolved the tenants of the kitchen garden. The 

 miscellaneous essays have been furnished by various hands, too numerous and 

 too combined to be particularized ; but the Editor does not shrink from being 

 responsible for them. 



EXPLANATIONS. 



IT seems only necessary to observe that, to facilitate the proper pronunciation of 

 the names, the vowel in the syllable on which the emphasis is to be laid is 

 denoted by an accent placed after the vowel: Thus, in ABE'LIA, the emphasis 

 is laid upon the BE ; and in floribu'nda on the bun. The other particulars 

 scarcely need any explanation. The specific name of each plant is translated 

 into English, and then follows the height of the plant (where the figure or 

 figures stand alone, either feet or the fraction of a foot being intended) ; the 

 colour of the flower ; the month when it begins to bloom ; the native place ; and 

 the year of introduction. 



