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PREFACE. 



s::~j.'\± A: ::ie same time we would venture 

 :o ui ^ r 5 : L . : ri's of Conifers to at once begin 



tiir 5 11 :: ::::::: ::r :hr errj^rDus names, adding 



TTrLu^.:;; z- :: ::z:.~ zz:~ obsolete one in 



l"r.i:£r:-. : — " >f "VrllingLoniaj gigantea," or " Tsuga 



M e r : r L- 5 1 i \ A .: : r s A . : ^ , In iDroof of the great confusion 

 ari iiTeis:: - ;: ii::.. :. reader has but to refer to the 

 ■• LA: c: C:i:Ar:; A^A.:::::-?! " Sr: -Z:.^z 5~9), where every speci- 

 nie:: 5L::~n ^'z-^z?.zs .Mi^.r: V::ii -j.?,-:^- used by the exhibitor 

 and lAa: by wh::^ A ;1::"Aj. Cr ni-T properly known. 



T/hC i : : . — I: has n:: l een thought necessary to make the 

 general in As :: :r.e vA. aa- include the contributions of Dr. 

 ^•AasTfrs ana ?r:;T--:r Alan sen. as they are themselves of the 

 nanaar :; rn annr. Anf r^aAr referring to the General Index 

 nrns: Tn^ren re rar na nAna ina: he wiH probably find the plant 

 ne A Srar:'_aaaa nr mentioned in Dr. Masters' and Professor 

 Hansrn s Asn- a. \ as at ihe page indexed. To have indexed 

 ihesc As:s T-nnAl nav. :: een in great part to repeat them. 



TJ:.e rr7z:"7-fn- a ,— The thanks of the Society are due to aU 



Ane ex'a.:An:rs nr r::nsi:n of specimens sent, which formed 

 snAn a ::Az:n:n :: : nan: r mas p lams as all experts agree had 

 nrver :v::re crrn ciA:::^^. :n anv one place. And herein we 

 cann;: lien: n:vn:::n na nn" area:';.- :Ae C onference was indebted 

 :o !Ar. V^;c:Ln_ I'nnn anr. :ne :^;.::rsn contingent. 



A : : • ■ n a . : : aa — T n r rn enrron of thanks to the exhibitors can- 

 n:: Aa: rrnnml nr: : :-r vast debt of gratitude which we of 

 : - A:; ;-n : :nr :n:rn i . mm who have gone before us, and 

 ' n: :„, m n pa:: mn: : aacri these beautiful plants ; and no 

 one can r- . :Lv : Amnn_ m pes without perceiving that it is 

 ro oar A : m i AZ nni: rnnrai .^ jirty that Great Britain in great 

 n:;a;a:. nv ~ ::i_ :ar n:;: nnmulus of introducing and the 

 iara n: nnr/ r n nm ml introductions. Douglas and Hartweg 

 ana Frr: nr. :: T ln m :Ar chief honours are due, were all sent 

 on: Air^ nip rp ma: - i n a and the rich harvest of then* dis- 

 r :mn :r ^ Anr a A : ely by the Society throughout the 

 itna:i. n i mn Ai n i : n Ari:arn. If our Society had no 

 orAcr rcj:r i :i,an :ni- :: :i- :: :: Aaction of Conifers, it would 

 still have descrvm :i:: ::rAai snm :r: r: ail mho love our country 

 woodland scenes anii aaras „nil c:rses. 



