CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XIV 



PAGE 



SECOND WEEK IN APRIL . . . . . .123 



The Bog Garden. 



CHAPTER XV 



THIRD WEEK IN APRIL . . . . . 133 



The Water Garden. 



CHAPTER XVI 



FOURTH WEEK IN APRIL . . . . . 145 



The Rock Garden Summer Birds Return. 



CHAPTER XVII 

 FIRST WEEK IN MAY . . . . . . 155 



Birds' Overture to Spring The Wild Garden. 



CHAPTER XVIII 

 SECOND WEEK IN MAY . . . . . .165 



Carnations. 



CHAPTER XIX 

 THIRD WEEK IN MAY . . . . . . 175 



Irises. 



CHAPTER XX 

 FOURTH WEEK IN MAY . . . . . .185 



Herbaceous Plants. 



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