CONTENTS 



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Soil for Pot Plants 11 



Pots and Saucers 21 



Dbainage 27 



Potting and Repotting 31 



The Use of Water Ifl> 



The Use of Fertilizers (4^ 



The Resting-Spell of Plants 57 



Plant Propagation 61 



Pruning and Training 67 



The Diseases of Plants 73 



The Insect Enemies of Plants 81 



What W' indows to Grow Plants In 94 



Wintering Plants in the Cellar 99 



The General Care of House-Plants 103 



The Summer Care of House-Plants 112 



Plant Rooms 123 



Seedlings in the House 129 



Getting Ready fob Winter 136 



How TO Treat Frozen Plants 143 



Window and Veranda Boxes 148 



Begonias 157 



The Fuchsia 167 



The Geranium 175 



The Chrtsanthemum 183 



Roses and Abutilons 190 



Palm-Culture 195 



Ferns 202 



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