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THE FERN GARDEN, 



HOW TO MAKE, KEEP, AND E^'JOY !T; 



OE, 



EERN CULTURE MADE EASY. 



BY SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S. 



ILLFSTEATED WITH WOODCUTS AND COLOIJEED PLATES. 



Contents. — Ferns in General. Fern Collecting. How to Form an Oatdooj 

 Fernery. Cultivation of Hock Ferns. Cultivation of Marsh Ferris. Ferns in Pots. 

 The Fern House. The Fernery at the Fireside. Management of Fern Cases. The 

 Art of Multiplying Ferns. British Ferns. Cultivation of Greenhouse and Stove 

 Ferns. Select Greenhouse Ferns. Select Stove Ferns. Tree Ferns. Fern Allies. 



" Mr. Hihberd's books are always worth possessing, and this one is an excellent 

 specimen of liis work. All who love ferns, or who start a glass case or a rockery, 

 should buy it." — Publishers' Circular. 



"A charming treatise. Ladies interested in the beautiful art of fern culture will 

 ftnd Mr. Hibberd's book a pleasant and useful companion." — Daily Neivs. 



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THE ROSE BOOK: 



A PEACTICAL TEEATISE ON 



THE CULTURE OF THE ROSE; 



Comprising the Formation of the Eosarium, tlie Cliaracters of Species and Varieties 



Modes of Propagating, Planting, Pruning, Training, and Pre])ar)ng foi* 



E.\liibilion, and the Management of Roses in all Seasons. 



BY SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S. 



Contents.— The Families of Wild Roses. The Families of Cultivated Roses. 

 Sunnuer Roses. Forming tlie Rosarium. Culture of Ptoses in the open Ground. 

 Autumn Planting. Spring Pl;inting. Pruning, Disbudding, and Seasonal Manage- 

 ment. Chmbing Roses. Pillar Roses. Yellow Roses. Roses in Pots. Rosesin 

 Beds. Roses in Great Towns. Tea Roses in Towns. Various Modes of Pro])agatin!i. 

 Select Lists of Roses. Reminders of Monthly Work in Rose Garden. ILiuLs lo 

 Beginners. 



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