SB 93 



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- OUTLINE 



SECTION I 

 GENERAL ADVICE ................. 1-119 



The mental ideal, 1-7. Preparation of the land, 7-37 

 (the saving of moisture, 7; preparing the under- 

 soil, 12; preparation of the surface, 18; tools for 

 weeding and subsequent tillage, 24). Sowing and 

 planting, 37-58 (sowing the seed, 37; transplanting 

 young seedlings, 38; transplanting established 

 plants and seeds, 44). Winter protection of plants, 

 58-67. The forcing of plants, 67-88 (coldframes, 

 71; hotbeds, 75). Insects and diseases, 88-103. 

 Protecting plants from animals, 103-108. Keeping 

 records of the plantation, 109-114. Enriching the 

 land 114-119. 



SECTION II 

 THE PLAN OF THE PLACE ............ 120-210 



The picture in the landscape, 121-158 (containing a 

 free sketch of what a picture is and how it may be 

 obtained, contrasts of massed and scattered plant- 

 ings, discussions of flower-beds, borders, types of 

 bushes for lawn effects, weeping and odd trees, the 

 use of poplars and willows, and the fundamentals 

 of landscape gardening). Various specific ex- 

 amples, 158-170 (containing plans of yards and 

 lawns). How to make the improvements, 177-210 

 (discusses grading, terraces, banks, sunken fences, 

 filling about trees, walks and drives, curbs, sub- 

 urban streets, edges of walks and drives, materials 

 for walks and drives, etc.; making the plan, 195; 

 making a lawn, 199). 



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