CONTENTS. 



Introduction 6 



Preface to Second Edition 7 



CHAPTER I. 



Aspect and Soil 9 



CHAPTER II. 



Laying out the Lawn and Flower Garden 11 



CHAPTER III. 



Designs for Ornamental Grounds 13 



CHAPTER IV. 



Planting of Flower Beds 28 



CHAPTER V. 



Soils for Potting 39 



CHAPTER VI. 



Temperature and Moisture 35 



CHAPTER VTL 



The Potting of Plants 41 



CHAPTER Vm. 



Cold Frames Winter Protection 50 



CHAPTER IX. 



Construction of Hot-Beds 62 



CHAPTER X. 



Green-house Structures 58 



CHAPTER XI. 



Green-houses Attached to Dwellings 66 



CHAPTER XII. 



Modes of Heating 71 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Base-Burning Water-Heater 77 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Propagation of Plants by Seeds 79 



CHAPTER XV. 



What Varieties come True from Seed 83 



CHAPTER XVL 



Propagation of Plants by Cuttings 89 



CHAPTER XVn. 



How Plants and Flowers are Grown 108 



CHAPTER XVni. 



Propagation of Lilies 108 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Culture of the Rose 118 



CHAPTER XX. 



Culture of the Verbena 140 



CHAPTER XXL 

 Culture of the Tuberose 144 



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