INDEX. 



Introduction 1 



Beauty is wealth — The mission of beauty. 



The Home 1^ 



"There's no place like home" — The boys' room. 



The Discovery of Beautiful Gems 16 



The Concord Grape— The Wealthy Apple— Carnations 

 — Paeonies. etc. 



The Preparation of the Ground and the Preparation of 



The Owner 22 



Intelligence of the plant and tree world. 



Don't Be Stingy 30 



Laying Out the Grounds 36 



Kinds of trees and shrubbery and arrangement. 



Hints and Suggestions — Selecting Trees and Shrubs 42 



Raising plants from seed — Dogs and flowers. 



Planting For Foliage Effect 55 



Trees of silver foliage — Golden foliage — Purple foliage 

 — Planting for Autumn effect. 



The Lilac 62 



The Persians — Emodi — Oblata — Japan — Tree Lilacs, 

 etc. 



The Viburnum, or Snowball 74 



Other shrubs of value. 



The Syringa, or Philadelphus 81 



Spiraeas 89 



The Rose 94 



Japanese Roses — Climbing Roses — The Hybrids or Per- 



petuals — Preparing roses for winter. 



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