14 CONTENTS 



LECTURE X, 



ENCOURAGEMENT AND ENDEAVOUR HIGH IDEALS IN 

 GARDENING. 



1. The beneficial effect of exhibitions 140 



2. The way in which prizes are won by fruit-growers . . 140 



3. Garden competitions 141 



4. The effect of offering prizes for gardens 141 



5. Methods of judging cottage gardens and allotments . 142 



6. A review and recapitulation 144 



7. The principles that govern soil productiveness . . . . 144 



8. A lesson in thinning plants 144 



9. Leading objects and rational methods of pruning . . 147 



10. Allotments increasing the value of land 147 



11. Examples of success 147 



12. Extraordinary strawberry production 147 



13. Questions and Answers 150 



