CONTENTS xiii 



PAGES 



6. Climbins Plakts 307 



Annual herbaceous climbers 310 



Perennial herbaceous climbers 311 



Woody perennial climbers 314 



Climbing roses 318 



7. Trees for Lawns and Stkkets 319 



List of hardy deciduous trees for the JVorth 322 



Non-coniferous trees for the South 330 



8. CoNiFERons Evergreen Shrubs and Trees .... 331 



List of shrubby conifers 333 



Arboreous conifers 334 



Conifers for the South 336 



9. Window-gardens 336 



The window-box for outside effect 387 



The inside window-garden, or ^^ house plants" .... 341 



Bulbs in the window-garden 345 



Watering house plants 347 



Hanging baskets 348 



Aquarium 348 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Growing of the Ornamental Plants — Instructions on Par- 

 ticular Kinds 380-407 



Abutilons, 351; agapanthus, 351 ; alstremeria, 352 ; amaryllis, 

 852 ; anemone, 358 ; aralia, 354 ; araucaria, 354 ; auricula, 354 ; 

 azaleas, 855 ; begonias, 356 ; cactus, 358 ; caladium, 859 ; calceo- 

 laria, 360 ; calla, 360 ; camellias, 361 ; cannas, 361 ; carnations, 

 368 ; century plants, 364 ; chrysanthemums, 365 ; cineraria, 367 ; 

 clematis, 867.; coleus, 868 ; crocus, 368 ; croton, 369 ; cyclamen, 

 370 ; dahlia, 870 ; ferns, 372 ; freesia, 373 ; fuchsia, 373 ; gera- 

 nium, 874 ; gladiolus, 374 ; gloxinia, 875 ; grevillea, 376 ; hollyhocks, 

 376 ; hyacinths, 377 ; iris, 378 ; lily, 878 ; lily-of-the-valley, 381 ; 

 mignonette, 381 ; moon-flowers, 881 ; narcissus, 382 ; oleander, 

 383 ; oxalis, 384 ; palms, 384 ; pandanus, 385 ; pansy, 386 ; pelar- 

 gonium, 386 ; peony, 887 ; phlox, 888 ; primulas, 389 ; rhododen- 

 drons, 390 ; rose, 891 ; smilax, 401 ; stocks, 402 ; sweet pea, 403 ; 

 swainsona, 403 ; tuberose, 404 ; tulips, 405 ; violet, 406 ; wax 

 plant, 407. 



