CONTENTS xvii 



CHAPTER IX 



THE WALL GARDEN 



PAGE 



Position and types — Building — Beautifying the old 



wall . . . . . . . .117 



CHAPTER X 



PROPAGATION 



Propagation by seed — By division and cuttings- — 

 Methods of raising from seed — Methods of 

 propagation by division — By cuttings — By 

 layers . . . . . . . .126 



CHAPTER XI 



CULTIVATION 



Climatic difficulties — Contrasting natural and artificial 

 conditions — Tendency to loss of characteristic 

 grov^^th — Methods of overcoming climatic diffi- 

 culties — Importance of proper planting — Time 

 to plant — Importance of top-dressing in spring 

 — .Weeding — Garden pests and how to^-deal 

 with them . . . . . . -155 



CHAPTER XII 



PLANTING THE ROCK GARDEN 



Points for consideration — Difference between alpines 

 and rock plants — Grouping — Examples of same 

 — Planting bulbs — Ferns — Caution against 

 rampant-growing plants — Importance of pro- 

 portion — Planting shrubs . . . .183 



