ILLUSTRATIONS 



THE GARDEN AT CAVENS, KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE Frontispiece 



GROUPS OF RODGERSIA AND BAMBOO. From a Photo- 

 graph by GREENWOOD PIM, M.A. . . . Facing page 4 

 THE GARDEN AT EDGE HALL, CHESHIRE 54 



GUNNERA MANICATA, AND THE WATER-LILY POND IN 



THE TRINITY COLLEGE BOTANIC GARDENS . 60 



A GROUP OF SINGLE WHITE PEONIES GROWING IN 



MRS LAWRENSON'S GARDEN. From a Photo- 

 graph by GREENWOOD PIM, M.A. 62 



WISTARIA SINENSIS AND YUCCAS ON NORTH BORDER 

 OF TRINITY COLLEGE BOTANIC GARDENS, 

 DUBLIN. From a Photograph by GREENWOOD 

 PIM, M.A 94 



CORDYLINE AUSTRALIS, GROWING AT THE RECTORY, 



RAHENY, CO. DUBLIN . . . . . 1 82 



CORTADERIA JUBATA A BEAUTIFUL SPECIES OF 

 PAMPAS GRASS GROWING IN MR W. E. GAMBLE- 

 TON'S GARDEN, BELGROVE, QUEENSTOWN . 1 82 



WATER LILIES, GROWING IN MR S. ARNOTT'S 



GARDEN, CARSETHORNE, DUMFRIES, N.B. . 184 



DIAGRAMS 



From Drawings by ALICE JACOB. 



PRIMULA SINENSIS Title page 



METHODS OF PREPARING THE SOIL .... page 13 



PROCESS OF BUDDING 4 1 



GALBREATH BUDDER .... ,,42 



GRAFTING 43 



LAYERING 45 



CHRYSANTHEMUM "TAKING THE BUD" . . . ,,164 



Do. do. 165 



Do. do. ... 166 



