IV CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER X. Page. 

 Ornamental Shrubs for Garden and Lawn • 69 



CHAPTER XI. 

 The Carnation and Picotee Pinks *. 73 



CHAPTER XII. 

 Herbaceous Plants — Paeonies — Phloxes — Chrysanthemums — Delphiniums — and a Select 



List of Desirable Herbaceous Flowers 77 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Immortelles, or Everlasting Flowers and Ornamental Grasses — Acroliniums — Globe 

 Amaranths — Heliorysums — Helipterium Sanfordii — Rodanthes — ^Xeranthemums — 

 and a Select List of Grasses, Annual and Perennial 83 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Ornamental Foliaged Plants — Coleus — Achyranthus — Oaladiums — Silver Leaved 



Plants — Cannas, etc. — Tri-oolored Geraniums, Gold and Silver Edged 89 



CHAPTER XV. 

 Summer Flowering Bulbs — Japan Lilies — Gladiolus — Dahlias — Vallota, etc 96 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 Spring Flowering Bulbs — Snowdrops — Crocuses — Hyacinths — Tulips — Daffodils — Jon- 

 quils — Xaroissus — Polyanthus Narcissus — Lilies of the Valley, etc 107 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Old Fashioned Flowers 119 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 Vegetables and Hotbeds / 122 



CHAPTER XIX. 

 Arrangement of Bouquets, Vases, etc. — Flowers in Churches 132 



CHAPTER XX. 

 General Management of the Garden — The Soil — Selection of Seeds — Weeding — Water- 

 ing — Planting out — Pruning, etc. — Saving of Seeds — Preparing Pots — Taking up 

 and Preserving Flowers in Winter — Sleep of Flowers — Insects — Cultivate the 

 Beautiful everywhere — Lines of Mrs. Hewitts — Let us Teach our Children to Love 

 Flowers rather than Fashion 139 



