CONTENTS. 



Abutilon 9 



Acacia 9 



Acalypha 10 



Acanthophoenix . . . 10 



Acer japonicum 10 



Achillea 10 



Achimines 11 



Acrophyllum 11 



Adiantum 11 



Agapanthus 14 



Agave 14 



Ageratum 15 



Allamanda 15 



Alocasia 15 



Aloysia citriodora 16 



Alternanthera 16 



Amaranthus 16 



Amaryllis 16 



Ampelopsis 17 



Ananas 17 



Annuals ","> 18 



Anthericum 18 



Anthurium 18 



Antirrhinum 18 



Aponogeton distachyon 18 



Aquatics 19 



Araucaria 20 



Ardisia 20 



Aristolochia 21 



Asparagus 21 



Aspidistra 2z 



Asplenium 22 



Aster 23 



Astilbe japonica 24 



Azalea 25 



Balsam 2fi 



Bay Trees 26 



Bedding Plants 27 



Begonia 31 



Bellis 33 



Bottom Heat 34 



Bougainvillea 34 



Bouvardia 35 



Bromeliads 35 



Browallia 35 



Bulbs 35 



Caladium 39 



Calamus 40 



Calceolaria 40 



Camellia 41 



Canna 42 



Carludovica 44 



Carnation 44 



Celosia 53 



Centaurea 54 



Cheiranthus 54 



Chrysanthemum 54 



Cineraria 56 



Clematis 57 



Cobea 59 



Cold-frames 59 



Coleus 60 



Cosmos 61 



Cotyledon 62 



Crinum 62 



Crocus 62 



Croton 63 



Cycas 63 



Cyclamen 64 



Cytisus 65 



Dahlia 65 



Decorations 67 



Decorative Material (Wild) 69 



Decorative Plants 71 



Deutzia 73 



Dianthus 73 



Dracaena 73 



Drainage 75 



Easter Plants 76 



Epacris 80 



Erica 80 



Eriostemon 81 



Eucharis 81 



Eupatorium 83 



Euphorbia 83 



Ferns 84 



Fertilizers and Manures 92 



Ficus 94 



Fittonia 95 



Floral Arrangements 95 



Freesia 100 



Fuchsia 102 



Fungicides and Insecticides 103 



Gardenia 106 



Geranium '. 106 



Gladiolus 109 



Glazing 110 



Glechoma Ill 



Gloxinia Ill 



Grasses Ill 



Greenhouse Building 112 



Grevillea robusta . . .* 120 



Hardy Perennial Plants 120 



Hardy Shrubs 122 



Heating 125 



Hedera (Ivy) 131 



Hedge Plants 131 



Heliotrope 132 



Hibiscus 132 



Hollyhock 133 



Hotbeds 133 



Hoya 134 



Hydrangea 134 



Impatiens Sultani 134 



Iresine (Achyranthes) 134 



Jasminum 135 



Kalmia 135 



Koeniga (Sweet Alyssum) 135 



Lantana 135 



IJapageria 135 



Lawns 136 



Libonia 137 



Lilium 138 



Lily of the Valley 140 



Linum trigynum 142 



Lobelia 142 



Lysimachia .... .142 



Manettia 142 



Maranta 143 



Martinezia 143 



Maurandya 143 



Metrosideros 144 



Mignonette 144 



Mimulus 145 



Moon Flower 145 



Mulching 145 



Musa ? 146 



Myosotis 146 



Nepenthes 146 



Nierembergia 146 



Oleander .. : 147 



Orchids 149 



Othonna 159 



Oxalis 160 



Packing Flowers 160 



Packing Plants 162 



Paeonia 164 



Palms 165 



Pandanus 174 



Panicum variegatum 176 



Pansy 176 



Pelargonium 178 



Peperomia 179 



Perilla nankinensis 180 



Petunia 180 



Phlox Drummondii 180 



Phlox (Herbaceous) 180 



Pinks 180 



Poinsettia 181 



Potting 181 



Primula 183 



Rhododendron 184 



Richardia Africana 185 



Ricinus 185 



Roses 185 



Palvia 199 



Santolina 200 



Sedum 200 



Seed Sowing 200 



Selaginella 201 



Shading 202 



Skimmia japonica 202 



Smilax 202 



Soils 203 



Solanum . . 205 



Stephanotis 205 



Stevia 205 



Stocks 205 



Store Management . . . . i 206 



Swainsona 210 



Sweet Peas 210 



System 21 3 



Thunbergia alata 215 



Torenia 215 



Tropaeolum 215 



Tuberose 216 



Vallota purpurea 216 



Vases : 217 



Ventilation 218 



Veranda Boxes 219 



Verbena 220 



Vinca .. 220 



Violet ..-220 



Watering 222 



Zinnia . 224 



