TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Page 



Introduction 17 



Single Varieties 17 



Russian Violet . . . 17 



Welsiana 17 



Luxonne 18 



California, or Madame E. Arene 18 



Princess of Wales, or Princesse de Galles . . . 18 



Double Varieties 19 



Neapolitan .... . . . . ....... 19 



Lady Hume Campbell ; .... 19 



Marie Louise .... 19 



Farquhar and Imperial 20 



Origin and Introduction of Varieties 20 



Culture, Past and Present 25 



CHAPTER II. 



The Soil V . \ '...... 30 



CHAPTER III. 



Construction of Houses and Frames 43 



Construction of Houses 43 



Construction of Frames 77 



CHAPTER IV. 



Water Supply 88 



