CONTENTS. 



Chap. II. 

 Of Planting the Flower-garden - - 797 



Chap. III. 

 Of Forming the Shrubbery - - 802 



Chap. IV. ; 



Of Planting the Shrubbery - - - 804 



Chap. V. 

 Of the Hot-houses used in Ornamental Horti- 

 culture - - - 811 



Chap. VI. 

 Of the General Culture and Management of the 



Flower-garden and Shrubbery 



820 



Chap. VII. 

 General Culture and Management of the Orna- 

 mental or Botanic Hot-houses - - 824 



Chap. VIII. 



Floricultural Catalogue. Herbaceous Plants 828 



I. Florists', or Select Flowers - - ib. 

 - 1. Hyacinth - - - 828 



2. Tulip - - - 831 



S. Ranunculus - - 834 



4. Anemone - - 836 



5. Crocus - - - - 838 



6. Narcissus - - - 839 



7. Iris - - - 840 

 ' 8. Fritillary - - - 841 



9. Lily - - _ 842 



\ 10. Amaryllideae - - - ib. 



11. lxiae and Gladioli - . 843 



12. Tuberose - - - ib 



13. Pseony - - - 844 



14. Dahlia - - - ib. 



15. Auricula - . 846 

 16. Primula, or Primrose Family - 853 



17. Carnation - _ 855 



18. Pink - _ .860 



19. Double Rocket . - 861 



20. Cardinal Flower - . 862 



21. Pyramidal Bellflower - - 863 



22. Chrysanthemum - . ib. 



23. Hydrangea - - - 864 



24. Balsam ... 865 



25. Mignonette - 866 



II. Border-Flowers - & 

 , 1. Species and Varieties of Perennial fi- 

 brous, ramose, tuberous, and creeping ^ 

 rooted Herbaceous Border Flowers, ar- 

 ranged as to their Time of Flowering, 

 Height, and Color - - 867 



2. Species and Varieties of bulbous-rooted 



Border-Flowers . . 874 



3. Species and Varieties of Biennial Border- 



Flowers - 877 



4. Species and Varieties of Hardy Annual i 



Border-Flowers. - _ 878 



5. Species and Varieties of Half-hardy 



Annual Border-Flowers - - 881 



J? owers for P arti cular Purposes . ib 



. 1. Flowers which reach from five to seven 

 feet in height, for covering naked Walls, 

 or other upright Deformities, and for 

 shutting out distant Objects which it is 

 desirable to exclude . .882 



2. Flowers for concealing Defects on hori- 

 zontal Surfaces: as naked sub-barren 

 Spots, unsightly Banks, &c, . . #, 



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3. Flowers which will grow under the Shade 



- and Drip of Trees - - 882 



4. Flowers for ornamenting Pieces of Water, 



or planting Aquariums - - ib. 



5. Flowers for ornamenting Rocks, or Ag- 



gregations of Stones, Flints, Scoria? 

 formed in imitation of Rocky Surfaces, 

 &c. - - - 884 



6. Evergreen-leaved Flowers, or such as are 



adapted for preserving an Appearance 

 of Vegetation on Beds and Borders 

 during the Winter Months - - ib. 



7. Flowers for Edgings to Beds or Borders - 885 



8. Highly odoriferous Flowers - - ib. 

 9 Other selections of Flowers - - ib. 

 10. Botanical and other Assemblages of 



Plants. Dial-Plants, Parasites, Ferns 

 and Mosses, Alpines, and a Selection 

 for a small Garden - - ib. 



Chap. IX. 

 Catalogue of Hardy Trees, with showy Flowers 887 



I. Deciduous Trees with showy Flowers - 888 



II. Evergreen Trees - - - 889 



Chap. X. 



Ornamental Shrubs ... ib. 



I. Select Shrubs - - - - ib. 



1. Rose - - - ib. 



2. Select American and other Peat-Earth 



Shrubs, viz. of Magnoliaceae, Mag- 

 i; nolia; of Rhodoracece, Rhodendron, 

 Azalea, Kalmia ; of the genera Cistus, 

 Arbutus, Vaccinium, Andromeda, 

 Erica, Daphne, and various others - 893 



II. General Catalogue of Shrubs - - 895 



1. Deciduous Shrubs, arranged as to their 

 Time of Flowering, Height, and Color 



of the -Flower - ib. 



2. Evergreen Shrubs '- - 898 



3. Climbing and Twining Shrubs - 900 



III. Selections of Shrubs for particular Pur- 



poses - - - 901 



1. Shrubs for concealing vertical and hori- 



zontal Deformities - . ib. 



2. Shrubs of rapid and bulky Growth - ib. 



3. Shrubs which thrive under the Shade and 



Drip of Trees -- - - - ib. 



4. Shrubs for planting by the Sides of Pieces 



of Water, or in Marshy Grounds, and 

 among Rocks - - - 902 



5. Shrubs for forming Edgings and Hedges 



in Gardens - - - ib. 



6. Shrubs whose Flowers or Leaves have vo- 



latile Odors, and diffuse them in the 

 surrounding Air - . ib. 



7. Shrubs ornamental by their Fruit as well 



as Flowers - - - - ib. 



8. Selections of Shrubs for botanical or 



economical Purposes, parasitic Trees, 



and Shrubs for a small Shrubbery - ib.' 



Chap. XL 



Frame Exotics - , 903 



I. Frame Woody Plants - ib. 



II. Frame Succulents i . 904 



III. Frame Herbaceous Plants - . &, 



IV. Frame Bulbs - . . . ft, 



V. Frame Biennials n,[ 



VI. Frame Annuals - - # -$* 



Chap. XII. 



Green-house Plants - - . 905 



I. Select Green-house Plants . . jT 



1. Geranium - - - ~ ib. 



2. Exotic Heaths * - ~ . ' 806 



3. Camellia - ' " . . 909 



4. Various Genera which may be considered 



as select Green-house "Plants, showy, 

 fragrant, and of easy culture . 911 



II. Woody Green-house Plants . n, m 



III. Climbing Green-house Plants - . 917 



IV. Succulent Green. house Plants - _ 918 



V. Bulbous Green-house Plants - . fa, 



VI. Herbaceous , and stemless Green-house 



. Plants . - - . .919 



VII. Of Selections of Green-house Plants for 



. particular Purposes - - . 919 



Chap. XIII. 



Dry-stove Plants 



