CONTENTS 



XV 



PARAGRAPHS 



Generic characters of orchids and their culture : 

 calanthe, cattleya, ccelogyne, cypripedium, dendrobium, 

 Iselia, laeliocattleya, lycaste, odontoglossums, oncidium, 

 phalsenopsis, vanda. (Pages 277-290) .... 367-398 



Sweet peas : botanical classification, habitat, botanical 

 characters, commercial importance. (Pages 290-292) . 399-402 



Greenhouse culture : seed sowing in pots, planting in 

 permanent beds, season for sowing seed, seed sowing in 

 beds, supports, watering, ventilation, feeding. (Pages 

 292-294) 403-411 



Outdoor culture : location, soil, seed, planting, sup- 

 ports, cultivation, feeding, picking flowers. (Pages 294- 

 295) 412-419 



Mignonette : botanical classification, characters, hab- 

 itat, commercial importance. (Page 296) . . . 420-422 



Greenhouse culture in beds : soil preparation, filling 

 benches, seed sowing, ventilating, removal of side shoots, 

 supports, watering, temperature, feeding. (Pages 296- 

 299) 423-432 



Greenhouse culture in pots: seed sowing, repotting, 

 pinching. (Pages 299-300) 433-436 



Outdoor culture. (Page 300) 437 



Antirrhinums: botanical classification, characters, 

 habitat, commercial importance and culture, including 

 propagation, outdoor treatment, season for planting in 

 greenhouses, soil and its fertilization, planting and 

 watering, temperature requirements, feeding, insects. 

 (Pages 300-304) 438-448 



Wallflowers : botanical classification, characters, hab- 

 itat, commercial importance, culture. (Pages 304-305) 449-452 



Ten-weeks'' stock: botanical classification, habitat, 

 characters and culture. (Pages 305-306) . . . 453-456 



Lupines: botanical classification, characters, habitat 

 and culture. (Pages 306-308) 457-459 



Freesias : botanical classification, characters, habitat 

 and culture. (Pages 309-310) 460-462 



