TO 

 JOHN N. GERARD 



WOBTHT SUCCESSOR AND NAMESAKE OF JOHN GEBAED 



THE 16th CENTUBY BOTANIST, WHO 



FBOM A SMALL QABDEN AND SCANT LEISUBE HAS TET WON A WIDE 



£XP£BI&NCE AND DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF PLANTS 



THIS LITTLE BOOK 



IS GBATEFULLT DEDICATED 



