TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



AKHA2T6EMEXT OF THE FLOWER GARDEN AXD PROPAGATION OP PLANTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



On Laying out the Flower Garden. Page. 

 AST. 1. General Remarks . . . 13 



2. Laying out the Flower Garden and Planting 14 



3. Soil and Materials 16 



4. General Planting of Shrubs and Flowers ........ 17 



5. Location or Position of Plants 18 



G. Plan and Management of Trellises and Arbors 18 



7. Formation of and Planting the Rockery 19 



8. Ornamental Waters and Bridges 20 



9. On Making Flower Gardens 21 



CHAPTER IL 



On the Nutriment of Plants. 



ABT. 1. Preliminary Remarks 22 



2. Food of Plants 23 



3. Light 25 



4. Heat 26 



5. Observations on the Roots of Plants 27 



6. Observations on the Bud 28 



7. Observations on the Leaf 29 



CHAPTER IE. 



On the Propagation of Plants. 

 ART. 1. General Observations 30 



2. Propagation by Seed 31 



3. Propagation by Roots 33 



4. Propagation by Running Vines and Creepers 36 



5. Propagation by Cuttings 36 



6. Propagation by Layers 36 



7. Increase by Inoculation 38 



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