Excerpt from The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, Vol. 1 of 6: A Discussion, for the Amateur, and the Professional and Commercial Grower, of the Kinds, Characteristics and Methods of Cultivation of the Species of Plants Grown in the Regions of the United States and Canada for Ornament, for Fancy, for Fruit and for Ve There is marked growth in outdoor horticulture in North America. The largest extension in the present Cyclopedia, so far as taxonomic work is concerned, is in the description of trees and shrubs. There is widespread interest in these subjects. We are beginning to realize our native resources in woody plants, to understand how to make use of our many climates and natural conditions; and to incorporate freely into our cultivated flora many of the trees and shrubs of China and other regions, under the stimulus of the Arnold Arboretum and other agencies. The resources of the Arboretum have been placed at the command of the, Cyclopedia through the careful and original work of Alfred Rehder. Similar aids have been extended from other sources, and particularly from the Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction service of the -united States Department of Agriculture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.