Xll CONTENTS 



CHAPTER VII 



PAGES 



The Growing op the Ornamental Plants — The Classes of 



Plants, and Lists 214-349 



Planting for immediate effect 215 



TJie use of ''''foliage ^^ trees and shrubs 218 



Windbreaks and screens 219 



The making of hedges 220 



The borders 222 



The flower-beds 225 



Bedding effects 228 



Planu "•:>' ?':'btropical effects 229 



Aquatic and bog plants 230 



Mockeries and alpine plants 232 



1. Plants for Carpet-beds . . . 234 



Lists for carpet-beds 236 



2. The Annual Plants 241 



List of annuals by color of flowers 246 



Useful annuals for edgings of beds and walks, and for ribbon-beds 248 



Annuals that continue to bloom after frost 248 



List ofanmials suitable for bedding (that is, for ^'■mass-effects'''' of 



color) 249 



List of annuals by height 251 



Distances for planting animals 256 



3. Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 260 



Perennial herbs suitable for lawn and '•'• planting''"' effects . . 262 

 A brief seasonal flower-garden or border list of herbaceous peren- 

 nials 264 



One hundred extra-hardy perennial herbs 273 



4. Bulbs and Tubers 281 



Fall-planted bulbs 281 



List of outdoor fall-planted bulbs for the North .... 288 



Winter bulbs 289 



Summer bulbs 289 



5. The Shrubbery 290 



lAst of shrubbery plants for the North 292 



Shrubs for the South 305 



