CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. ART IN RELATION TO FLOWER-GARDENING AND GARDEN DESIGN ... 3 

 II. GARDEN DESIGN AND RECENT WRITINGS UPON IT n 



III. DESIGN AND POSITION ; AGAINST STYLES, USELESS STONEWORK, AND 

 STEREOTYPED PLANS ; TIME'S EFFECT ON GARDEN DESIGN ; ARCHI- 

 TECTURE AND FLOWER GARDENS ; DESIGN NOT FORMAL ONLY ; USE 

 IN THE GARDEN OF BUILDERS, AND OTHER DEGRADED FORMS OF 

 THE PLASTIC ART 21 



IV. VARIOUS FLOWER GARDENS : MAINLY CHOSEN FOR THEIR BEAUTY ; 

 COTTAGE GARDENS IN KENT AND SOMERSET ; MOUNT USHER ; 

 GREENLANDS ; GOLDER'S HILL ; PENDELL COURT ; RHIANVA ; 

 SHEEN COTTAGE ; DRUMMOND CASTLE ; PENSRURST ; COMPTON 

 WINYATES ; KETTON COTTAGE ; Powis ; COTEHELE ; EDGE HALL ; 

 SHRUBLAND ; CHILLINGHAM ; BULWICK ; OFFINGTON ; WILTON ; 

 STONELANDS, AND OTHERS 34 



V. BORDERS OF HARDY FLOWERS 76 



VI. THE RESERVE AND CUT-FLOWER GARDENS 9 2 



VII. HARDY BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS FLOWERS, AND THEIR GARDEN USE . 98 



VIII. ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL PLANTS, HALF-HARDY PLANTS ANNUALLY 



RAISED FROM SEED m 



IX. FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TREES, AND THEIR ARTISTIC USE 119 



X. CLIMBERS AND THEIR ARTISTIC USE 128 



XI. ALPINE FLOWER-, ROCK- AND WALL-GARDENS 14 



XII. THE WILD GARDEN 156 



XIII. SPRING GARDENS 16? 



THE SUMMER GARDEN BEAUTIFUL: 



XIV. THE NEW ROSE GARDEN l82 



XV. CARNATION, LILY, IRIS, AND THE NOBLER SUMMER FLOWERS .... 199 



XVI. SUMMER-BEDDING 2O S 



XVII. PLANTS IN VASES AND TUBS IN THE OPEN AIR . . 214 



