TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 PART I 



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PREFACE vii 



THE SELECTION OP HOME GROUNDS 1 



THE SELECTION OP THE SITE OP THE HOUSE . . . .10 



ROADS AND PATHS 18 



LAWNS 45 



FLOWER GARDENS 53 



THE TERRACE 70 



PLANTATIONS 79 



DECIDUOUS TREES 94 



DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 107 



EVERGREEN TREES 121 



EVERGREEN SHRUBS 124 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS 129 



AQUATIC PLANTS 138 



HARDY VINES AND CLIMBERS 141 



BEDDING PLANTS . . . . . . . * . .145 



POOLS AND STREAMS 151 



WOODLANDS 159 



THE USE OP ROCKS 165 



RESIDENTIAL PARKS 174 



FENCES, BRIDGES, AND SUMMER-HOUSES 184 



LIST OP PLANTS FOR GENERAL USE ON HOME GROUNDS . . 195 



CONTRACTS AND SPECIFICATIONS . . ... 204 



