CONTENTS. 



APKIL. 



PAOB 



Annuals, ....... 62 



Biennials and perennials, . . . . .63 



Roses, ....... 63 



Hybrid Chinese roses, ...... 63 



Select list of Chinese roses, .... 63 



Hybrid roses, striped, spotted, or marbled, ,65 



Perpetual roses, .... 66 



Hybrid perpetual roses, . . . .67 



Grafting roses, ...... 68 



Bourbon roses, ....... 69 



Bengal roses, ...... 71 



Tea rose, ....... 73 



Noisette roses, 76 



Musk roses, . . . . .79 



Climbing roses, ...... 79 



Microphylla roses, ...... 82 



Climbing plants, ...... 84 



Deciduous shrubs, ...... 88 



Of planting evergreen shrubs, .... 88 



Care of choice bulbs, . . . . . .89 



Anemones and ranunculus, .... 91 



Character of a fine ranunculus, . . . .92 



Auriculas, ....... 92 



Character of a fine auricula, . . . . .92 



Carnations, pinks, c., . . . 92 



Character of a polyanthus, . . . . .93 



Polianthes tuberosa flore pleno, .... 93 



Heart's ease or pansy, . . . . . .94 



Gladiolus, or sword lily, ..... 96 



Jacobea lily, ....... 96 



Tiger flower, ...... 97 



Walks 98 



Evergreen hedges, ...... 99 



Box-edgings, ....... 99 



General care of plants coming into flower, . . 100 



MAT. 



Dahlia, propagation of, by cuttings, . . . 102 



grafting, .... 103 



Dahlias, list of, . . . . . 105 



Dahlia, character of, . . . . . , 107 



Annuals, hardy and tender, . . . . 108 



Care of hyacinths, tulips, &c., ..... 109 



Anemones and ranunculus, . . . 109 



Tuberoses and amary His, , . . . .110 



