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FERNS 33 2 



THE COLD GREENHOUSE AND THE FLOWERS GROWN IN IT . . 348 



THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 353 



CACTI FOR AMATEURS 366 



PART III 



SOILS AND THEIR TREATMENT 375 



MANURING 380 



THE STERILISATION OF SOIL 384 



HOW TO MAKE AND CROP A KITCHEN GARDEN . . . .386 



THE MAKING OF GARDEN ROADS AND PATHS .... 393 



VEGETABLE GROWING 397 



CULTIVATION OF FRUIT 420 



FRUIT TREES AS GARDEN ORNAMENTS . . . . . 479 



A SMALL ORCHARD 480 



FRUIT TREE CULTURE IN POTS 481 



INSECT PESTS AND WAYS TO DESTROY THEM .... 487 



A CALENDAR OF MONTHLY WORK 496 



GARDENING TERMS EXPLAINED 504 



ITEMS OF INTEREST 523 



ENGLISH NAMES FOR WILD AND GARDEN FLOWERS . . .531 



USEFUL TABLES AND LISTS 542 



LIST OF ANNUALS . . t 542 



A SELECTION OF ALPINE AND ROCK PLANTS . . . .550 



A SELECTION OF HARDY PERENNIALS 555 



SELECTIONS OF ROSES . . . 574 



SHRUBS 590 



CONIFERS 593 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR COLD GREENHOUSE . . . .594 



A SELECTION OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS ...... 598 



STOVE PLANTS 600 



SELECTIONS OF FRUIT TREES .... , /; . ? , . 605 



A SELECTION OF VEGETABLES . . . ;..,. . . 613 



USEFUL HINTS 616 



INDEX . . , 627 



