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Method of Using the Book. Theoretically, a treatise on any sub-ject should be so simplified that to the average reader the method ofusing it is self-evident. However, a few suggestions covering themethods of consulting the information in this volume may not beamiss. The Table of Contents, which is a complete compilationof all the general information in this volume, is arranged with many larger and more important headings to include the many minorheadings. It is here that the reader can easily find reference to listsof plants which are valuable for specific uses by exactly the inverseprocess that he can find from the Index a reference to the differentpurposes for which an individual plant may be used. To the readerwho is seeking to find a list of plants which can be used for a specificpurpose, first, the Table of Contents and the List of Illustrations are ofdirect and primary value. To the reader who is seeking to find forwhat specific uses any plant may be adapted, secondly, the Index topages and groups of plants is of greatest importance. To the readerwho wishes to go farther into the subject of plant study, as covered byvarious phases of landscape work, thirdly, the Bibliography is the onereference which will be of value. The complete glossary containing acomplete list of definitions covering terms frequently used by landscapearchitects is of real value in defining such terms. |
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