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pound of theory " ; women must be practical 

 to succeed) let us take them in the following 

 order : 



I. (a) Digging. () Seed sowing. (V) 



Weeding, (d} Watering, (e) Care 

 of lawns and garden walks. These 

 apply to every branch. 



II. Fruitgrowing, (a) Walls. () Trees. 

 (V) Pruning. (cT) Gathering. (i) 

 Storing. 



III. Flower growing for different purposes. 

 (a) Ordinary bedding. () Herbaceous 

 borders. (V) Rose gardens. 



IV. Shrubs and climbers. 



V. Work in greenhouses and under glass 

 generally. (a) Potting. () Pro- 

 pagation. (V) Watering. 



It would be out of place in the present 

 volume to treat of these essentials and 

 different branches of work from a purely 

 technical point of view, but a few general 

 remarks in detail, as it were from an on- 



