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Chrysanthemum Flower . . . . -71 



Chrysanthemums in a Japanese Cylinder Jar 72 



New England Asters in a Japanese Flower-jar . 80 



Twelve Bulbs of Chinese Lily Narcissus . 82 



Water Culture of Chinese Lilies 83 



Water Culture of Paper-white Narcissus . 83 



Single Geranium .... 87 



Single Geranium in a Japanese Jardinifere . 88 



The Baby Primrose , 90 



Cyclamen Blossoms ... 91 



Lilies-of -the- Valley in Japanese Flower-jar . . 92 



Plumose Asparagus .... loi 



Silk Oak or Grevillea . . 102 



Seedling Asparagus Sprengeri 105 



Norfolk Island Pine in a Japanese Jardinifere . . . 106 



Rex Begonia in a Japanese Flower-jar . . 107 



The Umbrella Plant ... . .108 



Crocus in a Clay Flower-jar . 109 



Tomato Seedlings in a Window-box . 112 



Trumpet Daffodil . . .121 



Single Trumpet Daffodils in a Japanese Jardiniferc 122 



A Double Daffodil . . . 124 



The Stella Narcissus . . 124 



Trumpet Daffodils 126 



Onion Seedling ... 129 



Tomato Seedlings; The Rise and Fall of the Cotyledons 131 



Crocus Blossoms . .... 135 



Poet's Narcissus. From "The Flower Beautiful" . 136 



A Home Garden: Cobbet School, Lynn, Massachusetts 138 



Wild Cucumber . . . 139 



Three Generations in the Home Garden 142 



French Marigold . 145 



Nasturtium Seedling in Paper Flower-pot 146 



Easter Lily . . 151 



Tulips for the Home Garden . . . i c; 2 



A Boy's Home Garden . . . 155 



A Good Home Garden . . 158 



Parsnip Seedling ... 160 



Getting the Garden Ready . . . .163 



