Excerpt from Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, Vol. 1 of 4: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation of Horticultural Plants, Descriptions of the Species of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Ornamental Plants Sold in the United States and Canada, Together With Geographical and Biographical Sketches Particular attention has been given to the tropical and sub-tropical plants which are now being introduced in southern Florida and southern California. These plants already represent the larger part of the cultivated tropical flora; and a knowledge of them will be of increasing interest and importance with the enlargement of our national sphere. The work is intended to cover the entire field from Key West and the Rio Grande to Quebec and Alaska. North America is a land of outdoor horticulture, and the hardy fruits, trees, shrubs and herbs are given the prominence which they deserve. In most works of this character, the glasshouse and fanciers' plants receive most emphatic attention. 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.