INTRODUCTION 
We are taking great pleasure in sending you our sec¬ 
ond descriptive catalog. We hope you will find it useful. 
We soon found a definite want in our first book—an 
index. You will find an index of genera at the end of the 
book. 
We have arranged the list by families because we find 
that thus we can more easily give space to general cul¬ 
tural directions of groups. Our remarks have been based 
on questions we have been asked and information we have 
been given as visitors have walked through the garden. 
Our collection of small shrubs and sub-shrubs which are 
so important a feature in the rock garden landscape is 
our pride. 
Native North American plants have been indicated 
by an 
We are very happy to have visitors or a good talk by 
letter. We are glad to advise, always taking into consid¬ 
eration that being human we have our own notions and 
convictions as well as tastes. 
If you can not find what j^ou want in this catalog we 
shall be glad to try to get it for you. 
