PREFACE 
THE object of this book is to assist the owners of small 
garden plots to determine the best ways of laying them 
out, so that the greatest possible use may be made of 
the area, and the most picturesque effects obtained 
therein. Much general information has also been 
introduced, indicating the uses to which the garden 
may be put when it is made, and also what can be 
grown therein. It was considered unnecessary to 
crowd the pages with a great many detailed cultural 
directions or descriptions of plants, and an effort has 
been made rather to indicate the objective to be aimed 
at, and the course to pursue to attain it, than to produce 
a compendium of gardening lore generally. Having 
decided of what the garden is to consist, readers will do 
well to look for books treating more intimately with the 
particular garden feature or features they have decided 
to adopt. 
To those who desire information on rose-growing I 
would commend ‘‘ Rose Growing Made Easy,’’ by 
E. T. Cook; for information on rock gardening, 
““The Rock Garden,’ by E. H. Jenkins. ‘‘ Fruit 
Growing for Beginners,’ by F. W. Harvey, will be 
found useful to those desiring to garden for practical 
ends; and whether the garden is large or small, 
whether the reader is an experienced gardener or a 
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