LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Pig. 



1. Pres. Carnot rose, . . * . 



2. House of Bridesmaid roses, . . 



3. Wire trellis for roses, .... 



4. Hybrid roses pruned and tied down, . 

 6. Bed of hybrid roses in bud, . . . 

 6. Types of carnation cuttings, . . 

 "i. Carnation house, short span to south, . 



8. Carnation supporis, .... 



9. Carnations supported by chicken netting, 



10. Carnations supported by meshes of cotton twine, 



11. Carnations supported by wire lathing, 



12. Daybreak carnation, . . 



13. Mrs. Geo. M. Bradt carnation, . 



14. Chrysanthemums trained to stakes, . . 



15. Chrysanthemums supported by wire and twine, 



16. Chrysanthemum crown bud, ... 



17. Chrysanthemum terminal bud, . 



18. Chrysanthemum, Eugene Dailledouze, 



19. Chrysanthemum, Mayflower, . . 



20. Chrysanthemum, Mrs. Perrin, . 



21. Chrysanthemum, Iora, . . . 



22. Narrow violet house, . . 



23. Hitchings violet house, . . . 



24. Narrow violet house, improved, . 



25. Single violet, Princess de Galles, • 



26. Box of Roman hyacinths, 



27. Double Dutch hyacinths, 



28. Improved hyacinth glass, 



29. Single early tulips, . 



30. Freesia refracta alba, 



31. LiliumHarrisii, . 



32. Forcing lily of the valley, 



33. Cyclamen plant, . . 



34. Gladiolus May, 



35. House of tuberous begonias, 



36. Single tuberous begonia, 



37. Double tuberous begonia, 



38. Gloxinia, 



39. House of gloxinias, . 



40. Fancy caladium, . 



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