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PARKS AND PLEASURE-GROUNDS. 



from unity; but to prevent confusion we liave quoted 

 the numeration of ' The Vegetable Kingdom^ through- 

 out^ giving the numbers of its classes and alliances 

 within parentheses, thus : for a class (V. K. IV.); and for 

 an alliance (V. K. 16.) We beg the reader's attention 

 to the following 



List oe Abbeeyiations. 



D. Decidiious ; denoting plants sliedding their leaves in autumn. 



E. Evergreen. 



SE. Sub-evergreen ; applied to plants retaining part of their foliage 



through winter. 

 T. Tree. 

 S. Shrub. 



Gl. Climber — a plant chmbing or twining and reqvuring or finding 

 support. 



Tr. TraiHng — applied to plants creeping or lying on the ground, 

 h. Hardy ; sh. sub-hardy, i. e. hardy in some places but not in 

 others. 



Sp, Species ; v. botanical variety. 



Synopsis oe the JSTatubal Oedees and Geneea oe 

 Plants which may be employed in eoeming an 

 Aeboeetttm. 



Class ENDOaENS. (V.K. IV.) 

 Alliance 1. LILIALES. (V. K. 16.) 



Ord. 1. LiiiACE^. lAlyworts. (Lindl. 62 ; Loud. 80.) 



Yucca. Adam's Needle. E. S. sh. 4-10 ft. Sp. 10 ; v. 2. 

 Euscus. Butcher's Broom. E. S. 2-3 ft. Sp. 4 ; v. 3. 

 Borya. D. S. 5-8 ft. Sp. 3. 



Class DICTYOGENS. (V. K. V.) 

 Alliance 2. DICTYOG-ENS. (Lindl.) 



Ord. 2. Smilace^. Sarsaparillas. (Lindl. 69 ; Loud. 79.) 

 Smilax. E. D. 01. Sp. 16. 



