CONTENTS xm 



PAGES 



6. Climbing Plants . . . 307 



Annual herbaceous climbers 310 



Perennial herbaceous climbers . 311 



Woody perennial climbers 314 



Climbing roses 318 



7. Trees for Lawns and Streets 319 



List of hardy deciduous trees for the No7'th 322 



Non-coniferous trees for the South 330 



8. Coniferous Evergreen Shrubs and Trees .... 331 



List of shrubby conifers 333 



Arboreous conifers 334 



Conifers for the South 336 



9. Window-gardens 336 



The window-box for outside effect 337 



The inside window-garden^ or '■''house plants^* .... 341 



Bulbs in the window-garden 345 



Watering house plants 347 



Hanging baskets 348 



Aquarium 348 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Growing of the Ornamental Plants — Instructions on Par- 

 ticular Kinds 350-407 



Abutilons, 351; agapanthus, 351 ; alstremeria, 352 ; amaryllis, 

 352 ; anemone, 353 ; aralia, 354 : araucaria, 354 ; auricula, 354 ; 

 azaleas, 355 ; begonias, 356 ; cactus, 358 ; caladium, 359 ; calceo- 

 laria, 360 ; calla, 360 ; camellias, 361 ; cannas, 361 ; carnations, 

 363 ; century plants, 364 ; chrysanthemums, 365 ; cineraria, 367 ; 

 clematis, 367,; coleus, 368 ; crocus, 368 ; croton, 369 ; cyclamen, 

 370 ; dahlia, 370 ; ferns, 372 ; freesia, 373 ; fuchsia, 373 ; gera- 

 nium, 374 ; gladiolus, 374 ; gloxinia, 375 ; grevillea, 376 ; hollyhocks, 

 376 ; hyacinths, 377 ; iris, 378 ; lily, 378 ; lily-of-the-valley, 381 ; 

 mignonette, 381 ; moon-flowers, 381 ; narcissus, 382 ; oleander, 

 383 ; oxalis, 384 ; palms, 384 ; pandanus, 385 ; pansy, 386 ; pelar- 

 gonium, 386 ; peony, 387 ; phlox, 388 ; primulas, 389 ; rhododen- 

 drons, 390 ; rose, 391 ; smilax, 401 ; stocks, 402 ; sweet pea, 403 ; 

 swainsona, 403 ; tuberose, 404 ; tulips, 405 ; violet, 406 ; wax 

 plant, 407. 



