EDITORIAL NOTE VU 



where the Arboretum has established large collections of the new 

 Rhododendrons and other Chinese plants. 



No man, perhaps, has discovered more new plants than Wilson, 

 or made larger and more interesting contributions to gardens; and 

 his specimens on which this work is based now found in the principal 

 herbaria of the United States and Europe, and his plants now growing 

 in many gardens are witnesses to his zeal, industry and success as a 

 botanical traveler. 



C. S. SARGENT. 



December, 1916. 



