Vi TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PART II. 



MANAGEMENT OF THE FLOWER GARDEN CULTURE OF PLA 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST. 



CHAPTER I. 



On the Culture of Annuals and Biennials. Page. 

 ART. 1. Annual Flowers 42 



2. Growing Annuals in Hot-beds, for Planting out Early ... 43 



3. Sowing the Seed in the Natural Ground 44 



4. Descriptive List of Annual Flowers 45 



5. Biennial Flowers 47 



CHAPTER H. 



On the Culture of Perennials. 



ART. 1. Perennial Herbaceous Plants 50 



2. Descriptive List of Herbaceous Perennial Flowering Plants . 51 



3. On the Culture of the Phlox 55 



4. Descriptive List of Phlox 57 



5. On the Culture of the Pjeony 57 



Descriptive List of Paeonias 60 



CHAPTER HI. 



On the Culture of Shrubs and Vines. 

 ART. 1. Shrubs 61 



2. Descriptive List of Dwarf Hardy Shrubs 63 



3. Descriptive List of Tall Shrubs and Dwarf Ornamental Trees 65 



4. Hardy Running Vines, for covering Arbors, &c 66 



5. Descriptive List of Hardy Vines . 66 



6. On the Culture of Evergreen Shrubs 67 



Descriptive List of Evergreen Shrubs 69 



CHAPTER IV. 



Culture of Florist Flowers. 



ART. 1. On the Culture of the Dahlia 69 



2. Descriptive List of Double Dahlias 74 



3. Hardy Bulbous Rooted Plants 76 



4. The Carnation and Picotee 79 



5. The Pink 81 



6. The Polyanthus and Auricula 83 



7. On the Culture of the Pansy or Heartsease 86 



8. The Chrysanthemum 87 



