\^ CONTENTS. 



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oO Preface to Second Edition 7 



. Introduction to First Edition 8 



^^ CHAPTER I. 



^ Location and Soil 9 



V CHAPTER II. 



Drainage 10 



CHAPTER III. 

 Preparation of the Ground 13 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Walks.-.. 14 



^ CHAPTER V. 



^ Manures 17 



CBAPTER VI. 

 Special Fertilizers for Particular Plants - . 20 



CHAPTER VII. 

 The Lawn 23 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Designs for Garden 27 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Plantin.ii' of Lawns and Flower Beds 31 



CHAPTER X. 

 Fall or Holland Bulbs, etc.. 44 



CHAPTER XI. 

 Propagation of Plants by Seeds 61 



CHAPTER XII. 

 Propagation of Plants by Cuttings - 64 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Propagating by Layering 68 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 About Grafting and Budding - 69 



CHAPTER XV. 

 How Grafting and Budding are Done - 74 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 Treatment of Tropical Bulbs, Seeds, etc 80 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 The Potting of Plants 83 



CHAPTER xVlII. 

 Winter-Flowering Plants 85 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 Unhealthy Plants— The Remedy 104 



CHAPTER XX. 

 Plants Suited for Summer Decoration 106 



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