PUBLISHERS' Foreword 



IN the year 1897 there was brought to us the 

 ■■• manuscript of a book, the title of which was : " House 

 Plants, and How to Succeed with Them." This 

 book we published and it went through three editions. 

 In its day it was looked upon as quite a success. 

 Probably many of those into whose hands the present 

 volume will fall will also recollect " House Plants," the 

 author of which was Lizzie Page Hillhouse. 



The favorable reception accorded this first effort 

 has encouraged us in the behef that an entirely new 

 book, written this time by a professional — one who 

 has had the rigid training of a gardener, fortified by 

 years of experience and observation in dealing with 

 the problems of maintaining plants successfully in 

 the home — would give the book a standing and an 

 authority which could in no way be controverted. 



We admit that this particular field of endeavor 

 has been covered by many writers, some quite good, 

 and some — not quite as good. Just how good, how 

 reliable, how dependable, we leave to the judgment 

 of those who have read these books and acted upon 

 the instructions therein contained. 



There is, however, always room for one more, 

 especially near the top, and we are just egotistic to 

 the point of expressing our firm conviction that in 

 "Milady's House Plants," Mr. Frederick E. Palmer, 

 who has been for many years engaged in this very 



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