Contents 



PREFACE 

 CHAPTER 



i. 



CHAPTER 2. 



CHAPTER 

 CHAPTER 

 CHAPTER 

 CHAPTER 

 CHAPTER 

 CHAPTER 

 CHAPTER 



CHAPTER 10. 



CHAPTER n. 



CHAPTER 12. 



CHAPTER 13. 



CHAPTER 14. 



CHAPTER 15. 



CHAPTER 16. 



CHAPTER 17. 



CHAPTER 18. 

 CHAPTER 19. 



CHAPTER 20. 



CHAPTER 21. 

 CHAPTER 22. 



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THE LOCATION OF A SITE FOR HOUSE 

 AND GARDEN AND THE PRELIMINARY 



PLANS i 



PLANNING THE PLEASURE - GARDEN 



AND GROUNDS 12 



PREPARATION OF THE GROUND . . 37 

 CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND WALKS 40 

 PLANTING AND TRANSPLANTING . . 47 



LAWNS 54 



TREES AND SHRUBS 59 



CLIMBERS AND TWINERS .... 170 

 BULBOUS AND TUBEROUS ROOTED 



PLANTS 181 



PALMS . .193 



FERNS 202 



BAMBOOS AND GRASSES 209 



SUCCULENTS 217 



HERBACEOUS AND BEDDING PLANTS . 224 

 PONDS, LAKES AND THE WATER 



GARDEN . . 280 



PARLOR GARDENING . . . . 292 



THE WINDOW BOX ...... 294 



THE AMATEUR'S CONSERVATORY . . 299 

 TREATMENT OF THE COMMON DIS- 

 EASES OF, AND INSECTS INJURIOUS 

 TO PLANTS 



A FEW EXPLANATIONS AND DIREC- 

 TIONS 



SAND RECLAMATION 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS . % . 

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