ABBREVIATIONS AND AUTHORITIES.
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Big.—Plants of Boston and Vicinity. By Jacob Bigelow, M.D. Boston, 1840.
Bon. Jard.—Le Bon Jardinier pour l'Année 1859. Par A. Boiteau et M. Vilmorin.
Corb.—The American Gardener. By William Corbett. Concord, Boston, and New York, 1842.
Cot. Gard.—The Cottage Gardener. By George W. Johnson and Robert Hogg. Weekly. London.
Count. Gent.—The Country Gentleman. By Luther Tucker and Son. Weekly. Albany, N.Y.
De Cand.—The Candolle's Systema Naturale. By Prof. De Candolle. 2 vols. 8vo. Paris, 1818, 1821.
Down.—The Fruit and Fruit-trees of America. By A. J. Downing. Revised and corrected by Charles Downing, 1858.
Gard. Chron.—The Gardener's Chronicle. Weekly. By Prof. Lindley. 1844 to the present time.
Gray.—Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. By Prof. Asa Gray. New York, 1857.
Hort.—The Horticulturist, and Journal of Art and Rural Taste. Monthly. By P. Barry and J. Jay Smith. Philadelphia.
Hov. Mag.—The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and Rural Affairs. By C. M. Hovey. Boston. Monthly. 1834 to the present time.
Law.—The Agriculturist's Manual. By Peter Lawson and Son. Edinburgh, 1836.
Lind.—A Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden. By George Lindley. London, 1831.
Loud.—Encyclopædia of Gardening. By J. C. Loudon. London, 1850.
Loud.—Encyclopædia of Agriculture. By J. C. Loudon. London, 1844.
Low.—The Elements of Practical Agriculture. By David Low. London, 1843.
M'Int.—The Book of the Garden. By Charles M'Intosh. 2 vols. Edinburgh and London, 1855.
Mill.—The Gardener's and Botanist's Dictionary. By Philip Miller. Revised by Prof. Martyn. London, 1819.
Neill.—Neill's Journal of a Horticultural Tour, &c. 8vo. Edinburgh, 1823.
New Am. Cyclopædia.—New American Cyclopædia. D. Appleton & Co., New York. 16 vols. royal 8vo. 1857 to 1863.
Rog.—The Vegetable Cultivator. By John Rogers. London, 1851.
Thomp.—The Gardener's Assistant. By Robert Thompson.
Trans.—The Transactions of the London Horticultural Society. Commenced 1815, and continued at intervals to the present time.
Vil.—Description des Plantes Potagères. Par Vilmorin, Andrieux, et Cie. Paris, 1856.