INTRODUCTION. 



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membering the words Amaryllis, Petunia, Fuchsia, Verhena, 

 Camellia, Kennedia, and many others of common occurrence, 

 showing that it is only want of familiarity with the plants 

 themselves that causes the difficulty of which they make 

 such bitter complaints. To assist the memory, it is a good 

 plan to have every plant labelled, and this is easily done, and 

 in a very neat manner, by having nicely-shaped sticks, or 

 proper labels, painted white, and so prepared that the name 

 may be written with a pencil ; these inserted in a conspicu- 

 ous part of each pot will attract the eye, and constantly 

 recall the name : if this plan be followed up rigidly, it 

 will prove very satisfactory both to the owner and also to 

 visitors, who frequently wish to know the name of a plant 

 new to them. 



The Vegetable Kingdom is divided by Lindley into seven 

 great classes, of which three only are mentioned here. 

 Achogens contains Ferns; Endogens, Grasses, Lilies, 

 Orchises, and Palms ; and Exogens includes the rest of 

 the beautiful plants cultivated in gardens, greenhouses, and 

 stoves. The peculiarities of these classes, with the orders 

 and genera, are described in their respective places. 



