CONTENTS. 



XIII 



MEMOIRS OF THE AUTHOR 

 INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS 

 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTION 



HISTORY OF THE ROSE 



POETRY AND THE ROSE 



CHAPTER II. 



CHAPTER HI. 



CHAPTER IV. 



S0IL8 AND THEIR PREPARATION 



MANURES 



PLANTING 



PRUNING 



STO0K8 



PROPAGATION 



CHAPTER V. 



CHAPTER VI. 



CHAPTER VII. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



CHAPTER IX. 



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