CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



CHAP. PAGE 



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



II. 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 15 



III. 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; PENSHURST; COMPTON 

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

 SHRUBLAND ; CHILLINGHAM ; BULWICK ; OFFINGTON ; WILTON ; 

 STONELANDS, AND OTHERS 29 



IV. BORDERS OF HARDY FLOWERS 73 



V. THE RESERVE AND CUT-FLOWER GARDENS 89 



VI. HARDY BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS FLOWERS, AND THEIR GARDEN USE . 95 



VII. ANNUAL AND BIENNIAL PLANTS, HALF HARDY PLANTS ANNUALLY 



RAISED FROM SEED 108 



VIII. FLOWERING SHRUBS AND TREES, AND THEIR ARTISTIC USE 116 



IX. CLIMBERS AND THEIR ARTISTIC USE 125 



X. ALPINE FLOWER-, ROCK- AND WALL-GARDENS 137 



XI. THE WILD GARDEN 153 



XII. SPRING GARDENS 164 



THE SUMMER GARDEN BEAUTIFUL: 



XIII. THE NEW ROSE GARDEN 179 



XIV. CARNATION, LILY, IRIS, AND THE NOBLER SUMMER FLOWERS .... 196 



XV. SUMMER-BEDDING 202 



XVI. PLANTS IN VASES AND TUBS IN THE OPEN AIR . 211 



