CONTENTS. 



PART I.— Introductory. 



CHAPTER I. 

 Introduction 9 



Glances at the Past, Present and Future.— The Require- 

 ments of American Ornamental Gardening. — Ornamental 

 Gardening Literature. — American Progress in Special 

 Branches. — American Architecture and Gardening. — Orna- 

 mental Gardening for Americans. 



CHAPTER II. 

 Prolits of Ornamental Gardening 16 



CHAPTER III. 

 Time required to produce Good Effects ^0 



PART II. — Materials of Ornaiviental Gardening. 



CHAPTER IV. 

 The Ground and the Grass 23 



CHAPTER V. 



Woody growths 25 



CHAPTER VI. 



Deciduous Trees and Shrubs £7 



CHAPTER VII. 



Evergreen Trees and Shrubs 99 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Climbers and Trailers 118 



CHAPTER IX. 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants 134 



CHAPTER X. 



Annual Plants 156 



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