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The Author wishes again to express her gratitude to many friends for their invaluable 
assistance in procuring her flowers . She tenders her sincere thanks to Mr. fames E. 
Bagnall , A.L.S., and to Mr. folm Humphreys , F.L.S., who have been unstinting in their help 
and sympathy ; especially to the former she is indebted for his revision of the text. She 
wishes also to thank Miss Gingell, Mr. D. A. fones, F.L.S., Mr. f. F. Pickard , Mr. 
Meldrum, Mr. Carleto?i Rea , Mr. Druce , F.L.S., Mr. Burrell , and many others , through 
whose kind help she has been enabled to paint many rare flowers. 
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