LIST OF PLATES 



PLATE 



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XVII. 



XVIII. 



XIX. 



XX. 



XXI. 



XXII. 

 XXIII. 

 XXIV. 



XXV. 



FACrae PAOB 



A flower-garden of China asters, with border of one of the 



dusty millers {Centaurea) • ^ 



The peony. One of the most steadfast of garden flowers • ooO 



Cornflower or bachelor's button. Centaurea Oyanus . ■ ^'^ 

 Pyracantha in fruit. One of the best ornamental-fruited 



plants for the middle and milder latitudes . . . ■ ^"" 

 A simple but effective window-box, containing_ geraniums, 



petunias, verbenas, heliotrope, and vines . . • ■ *"'' 



The king of fruits. Newtown as grown in the Pacific counti-y 416 



Wall-training of a pear tree *"°" 



Cherry currant ^^^ 



Golden Bantam sweet corn ^' ' 



The garden radish, grown in fall, of the usual spring sorts . 493 



