LIST OK ILLUSTKATIONS 



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40. Ficus Elastica 163 



41. The Screw Pine 165 



42. Artistically Arranged Bay Window . . . 172 



43. German Ivy and Fern Basket .... 175 



44. Saxifraga Sarmentosa 180 



45. The Bermuda Lily 188 



46. Roman Hyacinth i8g 



47- Types of Narcissus . . . . ■ . . . 191 



48. Bunch of Lily of the Valley 193 



49. The Neapolitan Allium 195 



50. Hand Pruning Shears 197 



51. Serviceable Weeding Implements .... 19& 



52. Folding Plant Stand 199 



53. The Author's Greenhouse 207 



54. Effective Planting of Annual Vines . . 220 



55. Annuals in a Backyard Garden .... 223 



56. Tropical Effect from Ricinus and Other Annuals 226 



57. The Eulalia or Zebra Grass 228 



58. Yucca Filamentosa 229 



59. Tea Rose Catherine Mermet 231 



60. Types of Single Dahlias 237 



61. Types of Double Dahlias 240 



62. The Pearl Tuberose 242 



63. Types of Improved Gladiolus .... 246 



64. The Allegheny Hollyhock 249 



65. Types of Japanese Iris 251 



66. Fine-Leaved Paeony 252 



67. Types of Tulips 257 



68. Crimson Rambler Rose 263 



69. The Golden-banded Lily 271 



70. Group of the Hardy Hydrangea .... 276 



71. The /Xmerican Elder 27S 



72. A Tasteful Window Box 296 



