CONTENTS. 



CHAP. PAGB 



I. SUBTROPICAL GARDENING I 



II. HARDY PLANTS FOR "SUBTROPICAL" GARDENING '. .3! 



III. LE JARDIN FLEURISTE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS ... 64 



IV. THE PUBLIC GARDENS AND PARKS OF PARIS .... 75 

 V. FLORAL DECORATION OF APARTMENTS IN PARIS . . . I JO 



VI. THE IVY AND ITS USES IN PARISIAN GARDENS . . . I2O 



VII. GLADIOLUS CULTURE ROSE-SHOWING 12^ 



VIII. THE CORDON SYSTEM OF TRAINING FRUIT TREES . . 136 

 IX. IMPROVED MODE OF GROWING THE PEAR AS AN ESPA- 

 LIER 15 j 



X. PALMETTE VERRIER l6l 



XI. PYRAMIDAL TRAINING 167 



XII. COLUMNAR AND PENDULOUS TRAINING PEAR-GROW- 

 ING ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENTS SUGGESTIONS 



TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT SHORT PINCHING AS AP- 

 PLIED TO THE PEACH PEACH CULTURE AT MON- 



TREUIL I^S 



XIII. PRESERVING GRAPES THROUGH WINTER AND SPRING 



PRESERVING THE PEACH FIG CULTURE AND PRO- 

 TECTION 193 



