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Index 



Flints, white-washed, io6 

 Flower beds, where to place, 12 

 ,, contrasts, no 

 ,, harmonies, no 

 ,, pots, painted, io5 

 ,, the tyranny of, 1 07 

 Flowers, classes of, 115 

 ,, colours of, no 

 , , elbow-room for, 108 

 „ relative value of, 21 

 Flowering trees and shrubs, 22, 



23, 124 

 Flowering trees and shrubs, list 



of, 124 

 Foliage plants, 26 

 Front garden, the, 28 

 Front gardens, 49, 51 

 Fruit trees, 61 



Gardeners, journeyman, 31 

 Garden, the, and the flower, 107 

 ,, the artistic, 107 

 ,, the form of the, 113 

 ,, walks, 62 

 Gardens, untidy, io8 

 Glass, 20 



„ nuggets, 18 

 Gloves, 65 

 Golden Elder, 29 

 Grass, 8 



,, contrast with flowers, 10 



,, relative value of, 8 

 Gravel, disadvantages of, 69 



,, how to lay, 72 



„ paths, 62 

 Greenhouses, 20 

 Grids, wooden, 91 

 Growth, allowance for, 22 



Hardy Climbers, 24 



,, ,, list of, 125 



Hardy perennials, 22, 118 

 ,, ,, list of, 118 



Herbs, 60 



Hollyhock, 25 



Hop, 26 



Indian Corn, 26 

 Introductory, I 

 Ivy, 26 



Japanese Gardens, 71 



Labels, 104 



,, etching, 104 



,, lead, IDS 



,, painting, 104 



,, varnish for, 105 



,, zinc, 104 

 Lawns, 8 



Macadam, 66 



" Mary," the gardener, 18 



Mildew, 85 



Minerals, 18 



Morning Glory, 25 



Mortar, 66 



Nails, galvanised, 88 

 Nasturtium, 25 



Oak boards, colour of, 88 

 ,, tub, 17 



Paint, 18 



Path, estimate for, 70 



,, go-and-return, 10 

 Paths, artistic, 69 



, , construction of, 63 



,, direction of, 12 



,, starting-point for, 13 

 Peas, perennial, 25 

 Pebbles, 62, 67 

 Pergola, 2, 17, 24, 97 

 Picturesque considerations of the, 



IS . 

 Plan, importance of, 2, 14 

 Plants, grouping, 109 



„ tying, 105 

 Portland Cement, 74 



