CONTENTS 



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GROUPS OF GARDEN FLOWERS . . . . . ".." . . i 



THE MIXED BORDER . . . . . . c . . . . 25 



HARDY FLOWERS FROM SEED . . . . ; ... 30 



INCREASING HARDY GARDEN PLANTS BY CUTTINGS ... 34 



ANNUAL FLOWERS . . . 38 



SUMMER BEDDING . 44 



HARDY CLIMBING PLANTS 75 



BULBOUS FLOWERS 84 



THE ROCK-GARDEN . ... 99 



THE LAWN : MAKING AND MANAGEMENT . . . , . . 102 



ROSES . ' . . . . . 105 



THE GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY . . . " . . . 133 



USEFUL GREENHOUSE PLANTS . . . . . . . . 146 



THE CHRYSANTHEMUM . 167 



THE COLD GREENHOUSE, AND THE FLOWERS GROWN IN IT . 179 



ORCHIDS . >. 183 



GOOD TREES AND SHRUBS . . . .... .196 



FERNS * . . 252 



CULTIVATION OF FRUIT . ' . 267 



USEFUL HINTS -334 



INSECT PESTS AND WAYS TO DESTROY THEM . . ". .346 



SOILS AND THEIR TREATMENT AND MANURES .... 353 



VEGETABLE GROWING ... 361 



TOWN GARDENING . . . . ^. . . . . .387 



A CALENDAR OF SIMPLE MONTHLY WORK . . . . . 400 



A GARDENING CHART . . , . -. . . . 408 



INDEX . / , . , . . . . . 480 



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