LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Colored drawing on wrapper. From a painting 

 by Miss Winegar 



"A mosaic or tapestry-like effect does not seem 

 to me what we want in our home gardens'* 



Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 



"When down in the garden sweet Daffodil 'un- 

 ties her yellow bonnet/ it is a 'time o' dreams' ' 54 



"A grand burst of Pseonies usually celebrates 

 the arrival of June" --------- 84 



"Wherever the eye wanders is a lovely picture 

 the gay throng of Foxgloves, Sweet Williams, 

 Irises, Paeonies, Pinks, and old-fashioned 

 Roses" 92 



"Hollyhocks are among the most pictorial of 

 plants, and it is very difficult to find anything 

 else to take their place" 102 



"Groups of garnet-jewelled speciosum Lilies here 

 and there in the borders lend a touch of ele- 

 gance and distinction to the garden" - - - 128 



"Many of these are roses of yesterday, old- 

 fashioned, sweet-breathed, and simple" - - 142 



"When one sees the rainbow banners of the Iris 

 unfurling along the borders in the sunshine it 

 seems highly probable that the mantle of their 

 namesake has fallen upon them" - - - - - 160 



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