CONTENTS. 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. SUBTROPICAL GARDENING I 



II. HARDY PLANTS FOR "SUBTROPICAL" GARDENING . . 3I 



III. LE JARDIN FLEURISTE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS ... 64 



IV. THE PUBLIC GARDENS AND PARKS OP PARIS • . • • 75 

 V. FLORAL DECORATION OF APARTMENTS IN PARIS . . . IIO 



VI. THE IVY AND ITS USES IN PARISIAN GARDENS . . . I20 



VII. GLADIOLUS CULTURE ROSE-SHOWING I3j 



VIII. THE CORDON SYSTEM OF TRAINING FRUIT TREES . . I36 

 IX. IMPROVED MODE OF GROWING THE PEAR AS AN ESPA- 

 LIER 155 



X. PALMETTE VERRIER 161 



XI. PYRAMIDAL TRAINING 1 67 



XII. COLUMNAR AND PENDULOUS TRAINING PEAR-GROW- 

 ING ON RAILWAY EMBANKMENTS SUGGESTIONS 



TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT SHORT PINCHING AS AP- 

 PLIED TO THE PEACH PEACH CULTURE AT MON- 



TREUIL 178 



XIII. PRESERVING GRAPES THROUGH WINTER AND SPRING 



PRESERVING THE PEACH FIG CULTURE AND PRO- 

 TECTION 193 



