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PREFACE. 



To those and other skilled cultivators a tribute of appreciation is due for their valued 

 co-operation ; and, not least, to the Eev. W. Wilks, the distinguished Secretary of the 

 Eoyal Horticultural Society, for joining, so cordially and helpfully, in striving to make 

 clear to the uninitiated the significance of certain familiar botanical terms, leading to 

 the evolution of " Florists' Flowers." 



Flowers for representation in colours have been obligingly supplied as follows : — 

 Violets by Mr. Beachey, Kingskerswell, and Mr. C. Turner, Slough ; Anemones and 

 Violets by Mr. W. Allan, Gunton Park ; Daffodils, Hellebores and Irises by Messrs. 

 Barr & Sons, Long Ditton ; Eockwork flowers by Mr. J. T. Bennett Poe ; Clematis 

 by Messrs. E. Smith & Sons, Worcester; Flowering Shrubs and Blue Primroses 

 by Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Ld., Chelsea; Eoses by Messrs. William Paul & Son, 

 Waltham Cross ; Polyanthuses by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. ; Pansies and Violas by 

 Mr. W. Sydenham, Tamworth ; Pyrethrums by Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport ; 

 Auriculas by the Eev. F. D. Horner ; Cannas by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, and 

 Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley ; Carnations and Picotees by Mr. James Douglas, 

 Bookham. 



Works that have been consulted in the preparation of this volume, apart from those 

 mentioned on page 34, are — Eobinson's " English Flower Garden " and " Alpine 

 Plants," Nicholson's "Dictionary of Gardening"; the Index Kewensis, the Journal of 

 the Eoyal Horticultural Society, and the Journal of Horticulture. Obligations are 

 tendered to all sources from which information has been obtained with the object of 

 making the Flower Grower's Guide trustworthy and serviceable to all who may need 

 such information as may be found in its pages. 



J. WEIGHT. 



London. 



