CONTENTS 



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THE ART OF GROWING FLOWERS . . . i 

 ESSENTIALS IN GARDENING .... 8 



SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE GARDEN . . 16 

 Hints on Growing Flowers, Alphabetically 



Arranged 25 



Suggestions for Vines . . .143 



General Plan of the Garden . . .150 



Soil . . 156 



Fertilization 157 



Seed 172 



Transplanting and Thinning . . .180 

 Cultivation . . . . . .187 



Weeds ....... 190 



Watering 193 



Cut Flowers 195 



Water Plants 197 



The Rock Garden 198 



House Plants 199 



The Hotbed 207 



THE LAWN ....... 213 



The Care of the Lawn . . . .219 



Grasses ...... 222 



SHRUBBERY AND TREES .... 224 

 Shrubbery . . . . . .231 



Trees 241 



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