TABLH OF CONTENTS. 
The Utility of Flowers .......cccceeeeececseresees se etecce seeseeesetesnvses 13 
The Lily of the Field... ...........seeeseeeee eee Siwicivis old ie! Siele bieie Manseeeeldar anc aee 
The Vitality of Seeds, and Remarks on . Planting. Sor Ope OCC errr 25 
Selection of Flowering-Planis.............. ORS Aw aA ow elelonentnaneeestes sovses 33 
Plants for Bedding. 
Double Flowers.......... 
Color of Plants and Flowers. 
Construction of Bouquets........ 
Protection of Plants..... einshale aiaiaceve 
Support and Training of Plants . : 
Laying out the Flower-garden. 
On Lawns.... . a 
Rock-work....-..-+.0++ 
Aquarium, Plants for, ete .. 
Cultivation of Parlor Plants.......: 
Potting of Plants.............00008 ite 
Insects injurious to Plants. ...-..... ...... 
Flowering of Bulbous Roots in Pots and Glases ofebdasdaainnss eisiovora4aletees Ghorenisnerasahece 93 
On the Culture of Perennials, Biennials, and Annuals ..................-.. 96 
a ue Hardy Deciduous and Evergreen Shrubs.. . 103 
Descriptive List of Perennial, Annual, and Biennial-flowers........... 108 
es re Hardy flowering Shrubs, Suitable for the Shrubber 1 re) 
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peonia ea asses ceceoeceeceseeeeelll | Altha@a .. ais hia eaaleve Barges exinare 415 
ACrOClINIUM..... 20. sceceeecee ceveLID | ALYSSUM......cccccceesccacerecncecs 19 
CCI ss. seca parctoieiotoredi@ sine: Jein'eiesnis «e061 | Amaranth..........ccc ceceee ceeees 119 
Adam’s Needle... ...-0..ccscc0ee 392 | Amarantus...........c0.secee eeeee 119 
Adders’ Tongue, Yellow..... .....209 | Amaryllis.. Sudan ese 121 
Adlumia.. .. ......-+- sllcied13 | Amelanehier. 207022 0ITIEE 395 
RG ONISy ssigio:a: se cine ie sortininacwiaine siee'e --113 | American Centaury................ 346 
African Hibiscus....-....-..+..+ +1224] Cowslip. BEA. seeped 205 
African Rose........ -. Waiedusie gcqtsiaaie 309 fe lol ly ieisias sestiasia 2c ecient 416 
Afternoon Ladies...... icheieisieretsiecets 291 Daurel.... les. cae le, 418 
Ageratum.........0.20005 Bein, saciaioins ALO: ee Moodbines nidheteieaNs 396 
Air......e a Amethyst, Blue.............. 0.08. 139 
Alder, Black. Amethystea ........cc..cceeseneeee 121 
Alder-leaved Clethra........066.24.405 | AMMODIUM..........c0ccce cece ee es 123 
Alleghany Vine 113 | Amorpha.......... 0 ce ceeece ee ee ee 395 
_ Almond........0.+ e AmpelopsisS.........ccceneeee ceeae 396 
Alonsoa,........ AMSONI@........0.00006 ofeeoprastatsleion 128 
