CONTENTS. 



Chap. I. 

 Of the Formation of the Flower-garden \ - 789 



Chap. II. 

 Of Planting the Flower-garden - - 797 



Chap. III. 

 Of Forming the Shrubbery - - 802 



Chap. IV. ; 



Of Planting the Shrubbery - - - 804 



Chap. V. 

 Of the Hot-houses used in Ornamental Horti- 

 culture ... 811 



Chap. VI. 

 Of the General Culture and Management of the 

 Flower-garden and Shrubbery - - 820 



Chap. VII. 



General Culture and Management of the Orna- 

 mental or Botanic Hot-houses - - 824 



Chap. VIII. 



Floricultural Catalogue. — Herbaceous Plants 828 



I. Florists', or Select Flowers - - ib. 



1. Hyacinth - - - 828 



2. Tulip - - - 831 



3. Ranunculus - - 834 



4. Anemone ... 836 



5. Crocus - - - 838 



6. Narcissus - - - 839 



7. Iris - - -840 



8. Fritillary - - - 841 



9. Lily ... - 842 

 • 10. Amaryllidese - - ib. 



11. lxiae and Gladioli - - 843 



12. Tuberose - - - ib. 



13. Pjeohy - - - 844 



14. Dahlia - . - ib. 



15. Auricula - - - 846 



16. Primula, or Primrose Family - 853 



17. Carnation - - - 855 



18. Pink - - -880 



19. Double Rocket . - 861 



20. Cardinal Flower - . 862 



21. Pyramidal Bellflower - - 863 



22. Chrysanthemum - ib. 



23. Hydrangea - - - 864 



24. Balsam - - -865 



25. Mignonette - - - 866 



II. Border-Flowers ... n,. 



1. Species and Varieties of Perennial fi- 



brous, ramose, tuberous, and creepingj 

 rooted Herbaceous Border Flowers, ar- 

 ranged as to their Time of Flowering, 

 Height, and Color - - 867 



2. Species and Varieties of bulbous-rooted 



Border- Flowers - - 874 



3. Species and Varieties of Biennial Border- 



Flowers - - - 877 



4. Species and Varieties of Hardy Annual j 



Border-Flowers. - - 878 



5. Species and Varieties of Half-hardy 



Annual Border-Flowers - - 881 



III. Flowers for particular Purposes - ib. 



1. Flowers which reach from five to seven 



feet in height, for covering naked Walls, 

 or other upright Deformities, and for 

 shutting out distant Objects which it is 

 desirable to exclude - - 882 



2. Flowers for concealing Defects on hori- 



zontal Surfaces : as naked sub- barren 

 Spots, unsightly Banks, &c. - - ib. 



3. Flowers which will grow under the Shade 



and Drip of Trees 



4. Flowers for ornamenting Pieces of Water, 



or planting Aquariums 



5. Flowers for ornamenting Rocks, or Ag- 



gregations of Stones, Flints, Scoriae 

 formed in imitation of Rocky Surfaces, 

 &c. - 



6. Evergreen-leaved Flowers, or such as are 



adapted for preserving an Appearance 

 of Vegetation on Beds and Borders 

 during the Winter Months 



7. Flowers for Edgings to Beds or Borders - 



8. Highly odoriferous Flowers 



9. Other selections of Flowers 



10. Botanical and other Assemblages of 



Plants. — Dial- Plants, Parasites, Ferns 

 and Mosses, Alpines, and a Selection 

 for a small Garden 



Chap. IX. 



Page 

 882 

 ib. 



884 



Chap. X. 



Ornamental Shrubs ... 



I. Select Shrubs 



1. Rose ... 



2. Select American and other Peat-Earth 



Shrubs, viz. of Magnoliaceae, Mag. 

 \. nolia; of Rhodoraceee, Rhodendron, 

 Azalea, Kalmia ; of the genera Cistus, 

 Arbutus, Vaccinium, Andromeda, 

 Erica, Daphne, and various others 



II. General Catalogue of Shrubs 



1. Deciduous Shrubs, arranged as to their 



Time of Flowering, Height, and Color 

 of the Flower - - 



2. Evergreen Shrubs 



3. Climbing and Twining Shrubs 



III. Selections of Shrubs for particular Pur- 



poses ... 



1. Shrubs for concealing vertical and hori- 



zontal Deformities 



2. Shrubs of rapid and bulky Growth 



3. Shrubs which thrive under the Shade and 



Drip of Trees - 



4. Shrubs for planting by the Sides of Pieces 



of Water, or in Marshy Grounds, and 

 among Rocks 



5. Shrubs for forming Edgings and Hedges 



in Gardens ... 



6. Shrubs whose Flowers or Leaves have vo- 



latile Odors, and diffuse them in the 

 surrounding Air 



7. Shrubs ornamental by their Fruit as well 



as Flowers ... 



8. Selections of Shrubs for botanical or 



economical Purposes, parasitic Trees, 

 and Shrubs for a small Shrubbery 



;chap. xi. 



Frame Exotics 



I. Frame Woody Plants 



II. Frame Succulents 



III. Frame Herbaceous Plants 



IV. Frame Bulbs 



V. Frame Biennials ... 



VI. Frame Annuals - - 



Chap. XII. 

 Green-house Plants ... 



I. Select Green-house Plants 



1. Geranium - - - - \ 



2. Exotic Heaths .- 



3. Camellia 



4. Various Genera which may be considered 



as select Green-house Plants, showy, 

 fragrant, and of easy culture 



II. Woody Green-house Plants 



III. Climbing Green-house Plants 



IV. Succulent Green-house Plants 



V. Bulbous Green-house Plants 



VI. Herbaceous and stemless Green-house 



Plants - - - 



VII. Of Selections of Green-house Plants for 



particular Purposes 



885 

 ib. 

 ib. 



ib. 



887 



Catalogue of Hardy Trees, with showy Flowers 



I. Deciduous Trees with showy Flowers - 888 



II. Evergreen Trees - - - 889 



Chap. XIII. 



Drv-stovc Plants 



ih. 

 ib. 

 ib. 



893 

 895 



ib. 



898 

 900 



901 



ib. 

 ib. 



ib. 



902 

 ib. 



ib. 

 ib. 



ib. 



903 



ib. 

 904 



ib. 



ib. 



ib. 



ib. 



905 

 ib. 

 ' ib. 

 806 

 909 



911 

 ib. 

 917 

 91 S 

 ib. 



919 



919 



ib 



