Contents 



(For complete index see pages 441, 442). 



Preface 7 



Chap. I — General Cultural Notes 13- 21 



Potting Soils 13 



Potting Plants 13 



Watering 20 



Mulching 2 r 



Chap. 2 — Propagation ^3-33 



Cuttings 23 



Division 24 



Seeds 24 



Graf tage 26 



Cleft Grafting 28 



Tongue,or Whip Grafting 29 



Saddle 29 



Crown 29 



Veneer 29 



Inarching 29 



Root Grafting 29 



Budding 30 



Layering 30 



Chap. 3 — Scientific Names 34- 37 



Chap. 4 — Hybridization of Plants 39 



Saving Seed from Desirable Plants 42 



Chap, s — Plant Enemies 43 



Diseases — Fungicides 44 



Insects — Insecticides 46- 50 



Commoner Diseases and Insects Affecting Ornamental 



Plants SO 



Chap. 6 — Greenhouse and Conservatory Plants 52-163 



Chap. 7 — Hardy Perennials 165-221 



Chap. 8 — Annuals 222-241 



Chap. 9 — Bulbous Plants 242-277 



Chap. 10 — Bedding, Vase and Window-Box Plants 278-292 



Chap. II — Hardy Shrubs 293-340 



Chap. 12 — Roses 341-359 



Chap. 13 — Vines — Hardy and Tender 360-382 



Chap. 14 — Ferns and Lycopods 383-401 



Chap. IS — Water Plants — Waterside Plants 402-414 



Chap. 16 — Ornamental Grasses 415-422 



