ILLUSTRATIONS 



Sweet Alyssum and Golden Saxatile are 



desirable for Rockwork .. ; .:..-. Frontispiece 



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Ornamental Grasses and Foliage Plants . 4 

 Height and Season of Bloom of the Different 



Perennials . . . . . i 5 



Plan for a Hardy Border . .. \ * . 12 



Plan for Rose-garden and Foliage-bed . . 13 

 Manure Water Is a Good Way to Apply Animal 



Fertiliser . . , . . . 28 

 When Plants Appear too Thickly in Rows 



Transplant . . . . . , 29 



A Well-constructed Hotbed . . / . 29 



Starting Seeds in Flats . * . . 52 



Sifting Loam Through a Sieve V . . 53 



Repotting . . . '. . . 60 

 When Two or Three Inches High Transplant 



Carnations into Pots . . . V 61 



An Easily Made Carnation Support ^ . J ; 61 

 Injured or Faded Leaves Should be Removed 



at once . . . . T .80 



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