CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. THE WINDOW GARDEN 1 



II. THE GROWING OF BULBS IN GLASSES .... 5 



III. THE GROWING OF PLANTS IN POTS 9 



IV. WINDOW BOXES 28 



V. HANGING BASKETS AND PORCH BOXES .... 31 



VI. SELECTION AND CARE OF DECORATIVE PLANTS . 32 



VII. PLANTING BULBS IN THE YARD 48 



VIII. PLAN OF THE YARD 58 



IX. THE LAWN 65 



X. ANNUAL FLOWERING PLANTS 72 



XI. PERENNIAL BORDERS 102 



XII. BIENNIAL AND PERENNIAL FLOWERING PLANTS . 105 



XIII. WILD FLOWERS 123 



XIV. NATIVE FERNS 141 



XV. PLANTING SHRUBS AND TREES 144 



XVI. SHRUBS 147 



XVII. HARDY CLIMBING VINES 161 



XVIII. ROSES 169 



XIX. SHADE TREES 177 



XX. FRUIT TREES 181 



XXI. SMALL FRUITS 190 



XXII. THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 197 



INDEX . 309 



