TABLE OF CONTENTS. Yll 



CHAPTER XV. 



page: 



Plans of Residences and Grounds, . . • 131^ 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 The Renovation of Old Places, . . 238 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Flowers and Bedding Plants and their Settings, . 246 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



The Philosophy of Deep Drainage and Cultivation in 

 their Relation to the Growth of Trees, and the 

 Successful Culture of those which are Half- 

 hardy ; together with Suggestions for Protecting 

 Young Trees in Winter and Summer, . . 264 



PART II. 



TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES. 



CHAPTER I. 

 A Comparison of the Characteristics of Trees, . 277 



CHAPTER II. 

 Descriptions and Order of Arrangement, , . 299 



CHAPTER III. 

 Deciduous Trees, ...... 302 



