CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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The fascination of gardening Our Nature-corner 

 Broad catholicity of taste called for The scouted 

 " primrose by the river's brim " The great charm 

 of association The preservation of our native Flora 

 Nature's power of recuperation The aristocratic 

 rock-garden, and the rockery of the artisan The 

 necessary material Whence procured A clinkery 

 Nature's rock-gardens A corkery Judicious and 

 injudicious building-up Tree-roots Approximation 

 to natural conditions Shade, sunshine, moisture, 

 or the absence of it Suitable soils The heresy of 

 under-planting What to plant Continuous varia- 

 tion as time passes The freemasonry linking 

 together kindred spirits . . . . 13 



CHAPTER II 



Spring our starting-point Bartholomeus on the influence 

 of Spring Our snowdrops What is an indigenous 

 plant? Fair Maids of February Colt's-foot Rustic 

 pharmacy Medicinal plants The " Castel of 

 Helth" The " Foure Bookes of Husbandry" 

 Necessity in olden days of plant-knowledge The 

 common butterbur, or pestilence-wort The fragrant 

 butterbur Uninvited visitors Wild arum Prim- 

 rose-time The Beaconsfield cult Appreciation of 



