LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



Cottage home in a city with yard ornamented with plants 



— Frontispiece 



Small space of city yard converted into formal garden . 3 



Beginning the improvement of a city back-y^rd . . 9 



The same yard three months later 9 



Making the most of meager space for flowers . . 15 



Grounds of a factory ornamented with plants . . 17 



Example of planting in limited space .... 20 



Side-yard planned and planted by the owner ... 24 



Elaborate planting in city yard — pergola in center . 27 



Example of simple but effective planting ... 33 



Yard-planting in which tree is made the center . . 39 



Wall-planting — result of careful planning ... 43 



Hedge of privet as a city yard boundary ... 47 



Sun-dial in corner of city lawn 50 



Hedge of climbing roses defining limit of lawn . . 57 



Colony of iris established in lawn 61 



Unsightly corner of yard ornamented with plants . . 65 



Garden seat at end of small city lawn .... 70 



Wild grape from woods in city yard .... 79 



Flowers of the clematis 84 



City residence covered with woodbine .... 89 



Flowers of the fragrant honeysuckle .... 93 



Annual phlox 100 



Single and double zinnias ...... 102 



Snapdragon 105 



China aster 105 



Transplanting seedlings to "thumb-pots" . . . 107 



Stocks .......... 110 



Shirley poppies . . .... 110 



Sweet peas . . ... 112 



Petunias . . ... 114 



