IV CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER X. PAGE. 

 Ornamental Shrubs for Garden and Lawn 69 



CHAPTER XI. ' 

 The Carnation and Picotee Pinks 73 



CHAPTER XII. 



Herbaceous Plants Paeonies Phloxes Chrysanthemums Delphiniums and a Select 

 List of Desirable Herbaceous Flowers 77 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Immortelles, or Everlasting Flowers and Ornamental Grasses Acroliniums Globe 

 Amaranths Helicrysums Helipterium Sanfordii Rodanthes Xeranthemums 

 and a Select List of Grasses, Annual and Perennial , 83 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Ornamental Foliaged Plants Coleus Achyranthus Caladiums Silver Leaved 

 Plants C annas, etc. Tri-colored Geraniums, Gold and Silver Edged 89 



CHAPTER XV. 

 Summer Flowering Bulbs Japan Lilies Gladiolus Dahlias Vallota, etc 96 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Spring Flowering Bulbs Snowdrops Crocuses Hyacinths Tulips Daffodils Jon- 

 quils Narcissus Polyanthus Narcissus Lilies of the Valley, etc 107 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Old Fashioned Flowers 119 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 Vegetables and Hotbeds 122 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 Arrangement of Bouquets, Vases, etc. Flowers in Churches 132 



CHAPTER XX. 



General Management of the Garden The Soil Selection of Seeds Weeding Water- 

 ing Planting out Pruning, etc. Saving of Seeds Preparing Pots Taking up 

 and Preserving Flowers in Winter Sleep of Flowers Insects Cultivate the 

 Beautiful everywhere Lines of Mrs. Howitts Let us Teach our Children to Love 

 Flowers rather than Fashion 139 



