CONTENTS. 



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Introduction . . . . . . .. . . . . . -. -. -. : . .'-. i . v 



Laying Out Grounds and Clearing Land . . I 



Formal or Geometric Gardening .....'.. 5 



Making a Home in Florida 9 



Architecture ..'... 14 



Soil: Fertilizers 17 



Climate : Protection of Plants 21 



Propagation 27 



Planting 33 



The Cultivation and Care of a Garden ... . 37 



Plant Enemies 43 



Treatment and Planting of Low Grounds ........ 49 



Miscellaneous Ornaments 53 



Shade Trees for Roads and Streets in Florida 57 



Wind Breaks and Hedges 65 



Orchids 67 



Fern Pools 75 



In the Hammock 79 



A Wildwood Garden 85 



A Summer Morning at The Sentinels 89 



Catalog of Plants . . . . . . ^ ., 95 



Catalog of Indigenous and Naturalized Plants 97 



Native Palms 97 



Native Ornamental Trees 102 



Native Ornamental Shrubs no 



Native Ornamental Vines in 



Native Ferns 113 



Native Ornamental Herbaceous Plants 115 



Exotic Ornamental Plants 117 



Pinnate Leaved Palms 117 



Fan Leaved Palms 124 



Ornamental Exotic Trees 128 



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