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These have each, again, their several sub-divisions, as 
Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, Climbers, Herbaceous Plants, 
Grasses, Bulbs, Succulents, Aquatics, and Biennials. 
No doubt some objection may be made to the number of 
sub-divisions, separating the species, of some Genera, so 
much, but, as, in the Indexes, a reference is made to each 
^ge where the Genus is mentioned, this little inconvenience, 
i is hoped, will be more than compensated, by the facility 
such arrangement will give to the general design of the work. 
The time a, which Exotic Plant, have been introdneed to 
n am he has omitted, though adopted in most of the late 
a ogues; the reason is, the information being derived 
from such vague sources, as well as the thi™ u-i# 
plants, a thing so very indeterminate, wheHhevi 
attained their full growth, but, as every one the 1 
t is here proposed, is that h 
i favourable soil, &c. 
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“ ! “ hng the y° aD 8 Gardener, if not the more exne 
nenced Cultivator. more ex P e ' 
