CHAPTER 



I. — Introduction 



II. — On Landscape Gardening . 5 



III. — On Florists' Flowers . 43 



IV.— On Roses . . • • 93 



V. — On Chrysanthemums . . . 136 



VI. — On Bedding Plants . . . 166 



VII. — On Annuals and Biennials . . 211 



VIII. — On Hardy Herbaceous Perennials . . 260 



IX. — On Rock Plants 287 



X. — On Hardy Bulbs and Tubers . . . 303 



XI. — On Trees and Shrubs 356 



XII. — On Ferns . . .... 523 



XIII. — On Orchids 572 



, XIV. — On Pitcher and Insectivorous Plants . 624 



XV. — On Stove Plants ...... 638 



XVI. — On Greenhouse Plants .... 697 



; XVII. - On Room Plants 761 



XVIII. — On Cacti and other Succulents . . 787 



XIX. — On Palms, Cycads, and Bamboos . . . 807 



XX. — On Aquatic Plants 865 



XXI. — On Forcing ... . . 927 



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