TI 1ND i iS 



ILLUSTRATIONS OF 



NEW OE LITTLE KNOWN LIGNEOUS PLANTS 



THIS work consists of a series of plates, accompanied by brief 

 descriptions, of new or little known trees and shrubs. It is 

 edited by Professor C. S. Sargent, the author of The Silva of North 

 America and the Director of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard Uni- 

 versity, with the assistance of a number of specialists ; and the 

 plates are reproductions of original drawings made by Mr. C. E. 

 Faxon, the most skillful and experienced botanical draftsman in 

 America, whose work is familiar to the readers of Professor Sar- 

 gent's Silva and of Garden and Forest. The material which serves 

 as a basis for the work has been derived largely from the living col- 

 lections and herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum. It will not be 

 confined wholly to North American plants, but will include also the 

 woody plants of other regions, especially those of the northern 

 hemisphere which may be expected to flourish in the gardens of the 

 United States and Europe, and those of special commercial or eco- 

 nomic interest and value. This publication does not duplicate in any 

 way The Silva of North America, but is supplementary to that publi- 

 cation, as from time to time it will contain descriptions and figures of 

 trees newly discovered in North America. 



The work will be published in parts at irregular intervals. Each 

 part will contain twenty-five plates, and a volume will consist of four 

 parts. The parts will be sold separately, at $5.00 net, carriage paid. 

 A title-page and an index for each volume will be furnished with the 

 fourth part. 



A prospectus containing specimen pages of Part I, and two of the 

 plates, will be submitted upon request. Address 



HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY 

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