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CONTENTS 



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THE ART OF GROWING FLOWERS i 



ESSENTIALS IN GARDENING .... 8 



SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE GARDEN . . 16 

 Hints on Growing Flowers, Alphabetically 



Arranged 25 



Suggestions for Vines . . .143 



General Plan of the Garden . . .150 



Soil 156 



Fertilization . , , . . . .157 



Seed 172 



Transplanting and Thinning . . .180 

 Cultivation . . . . . .187 



Weeds ....... 190 



Watering 193 



Cut Flowers 195 



Water Plants 197 



The Rock Garden 198 



House Plants . . . . .199 

 The Hotbed 207 



THE LAWN ....... 213 



The Care of the Lawn . . . .219 



Grasses ...... 222 



SHRUBBERY AND TREES .... 224 



Shrubbery ...... 231 



Trees 241 



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