CONTENTS 



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CHAPTER PAGE 



I. FLOWERS AND THE HOME i 



II. FLOWER GARDENS OF MANY KINDS . 3 



III. LAYING OUT THE FLOWER GARDEN. 17 



IV. How TO SUCCEED WITH FLOWERS. . . 25 

 V. SPRING WORK IN THE GARDEN 33 



VI. WORK FOR SUMMER DAYS 44 



VII. THE GARDEN'S NEEDS IN AUTUMN. 51 



VIII. BORDERS FOR A SMALL PLACE 63 



IX. ACCUMULATING A GARDEN 73 



X. WHY A HARDY GARDEN is BEST. ... 80 



XL THE SPECIAL VALUE OF PERENNIALS 88 



XII. THE BEST USES OF ANNUALS 102 



XIII. SHRUBS IN THE FLOWER GARDEN. ..113 



XIV. SPRING AND SUMMER FLOWERS FROM 



BULBS 128 



XV. SEASONAL EFFECTS WITH FLOWERS. 144 



XVI. THE MAKING OF FLOWER PICTURES .153 



XVII. FLOWERS FOR CUTTING. , . . 160 



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