vi CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VII. 



PAGJ 



Hardy "Florist's Flowers" . 23 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 Hardy Flowers in the Spring-garden 25 



CHAPTER IX. 

 The Culture of Hardy Flowers 27 



CHAPTER X. 

 The Propagation of Hardy Flowers 32 



PART II. 



Alphabetical Arrangement of the most Ornamental Hardy Flowers, 



with Descriptions, Culture, Suitable Positions, etc . . . 41 to 264 



ADDENDA. 



New Species, or those omitted in preceding Part 265 to 274 



PART III. 



SELECTIONS OF HARDY FLOWERS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES. 



A Choice Selection of the very finest Herbaceous Perennials . . . 277 

 A Selection of the finest Hardy Bulbs, including Rhizomatous 



Plants like the Irises and Hardy Orchids 280 



A Selection of Choice Alpine and Rock Plants suitable for the mar- 

 gins of Mixed Borders, etc 281 



A Selection of the most Ornamental Annual and Biennial Plants . 283 



A Selection of the finest Hardy Flowers that Bloom in Spring . . 284 



