LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 555 



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Portrait oi the Author g 



Frontispiece — ^A House of White Carnations 8 



FIG. 



1. — ^A retail grower's establishment of yesterday 18 



2. — An old-time range of glass 18 



3. — ^A modern retail grower's place in Massachusetts 20 



4. — ^Retail growing as it used to be 22 



5. — ^A flower shop interior 25 



6. — An uptodate show window 28 



7. — ^Floral decorations for other lines 33 



8. — ^A plant house in Winter 40" 



9. — A house of formosum Lilies 44 



10. — A house of Hydrangeas 46 



11. — An Azalea basket for Easter 49 



12. — ^Annuals in coldframes in May 52 



13. — Setting out Hydrangeas from pots 54 



14. — Soil ready for Summer benching 57 



16. — Potted Roses plunged in a frame 60 



16. — ^A prize show of Dahlias 62 



17.^ — Outdoor Chrysanthemmns 65 



18. — Poinsettias in December 70 



19. — ^A practical establishment of three houses and store 74 



20.; — Economical use of space on a 100 x 150 ft. lot 76 



21. — ^An attractive front for a modern establishment 77 



22. — ^Your own home grounds 79 



24. — Well-made benches and beds 81 



25. — Inside an ideal propagating house 83 



26. — ^The propagating bench 84 



27.— Shade coldframes 86 



28. — ^A Canna bed bordered with Celosia and Coleus 90 



29. — ^A well-made compost pile 93 



30. — ^A useful delivery car 96 



31. — ^A convenient display cooler 98 



32.— Ventilation helps 103 



33.— Shading Cyclamen 107 



34. — System in seed sowing 110 



35.— The art of potting 114 



36.— Spraying 117 



37. — The florist's ideal showground 120 



88. — ^A florist's showground of 25 years ago 122 



39.— The value of a vista 124 



40. — ^A view in a rock garden - 1^^ 



41. — ^A brick wall bordered with perennials 129 



42. — The indispensable lawn 1^2 



43. — A satisfying foimdation planting 1^4 



44. — The formal garden feature 1^''' 



46. — ^A small nursery 140 



46. — ^Boxwood in the nursery row 14» 



47. — ^The value of a display of conifers 144 



48. — ^Why not handle fruit trees ? 147 



49. — Inside the modern storage shed 149 



60.— The sort of Rose basket that pays 1^^ 



61. — ^A floral design properly outlined 1°4 



52. — ^A dignified wreath without flowers l^° 



63.— A wreath of Hemlock and Pine cones l°° 



64. — ^A satisfying Christmas basket '■"'■ 



