CONTENTS 



PREFACE ... ... V 



GLOSSAEY OP TEEMS . . . . . . 1 



INTRODUCTION . . 19 



PAET I 



LIFE HISTORY OF CULTIVATED PLANTS: 



Gbowth ... . . ... 21 



The Seed ... . . 24 



The Root . . . .... 26 



The Stem . . . . . .... 29 



The Leaves . . 32 



The Floweb . . . 36 



FERTILISATION AND HYBRIDISATION 37 



THE FRUIT . . . . 38 



INFLUENCE OF LIGHT ON VEGETATION . . .... 40 



PROPAGATION OF PLANTS: . • . . . . . . 41 



By Seeds . . . . 42 



By Cuttings ... . 48 



By Gbaeting . . . . ... . . 52 



By Budding . . . 58 



By Layeeing ... .... 59 



By Dividing the Rootstock . , .... 60 



By Suckees ...... Kn 



THE SOIL, ITS NATURE AND COMPOSITION . . .01 



IMPROVING THE SOIL .... ... 63 



PLANT FOODS AND MANURES . . 



69 



PAET II 



THE HARDY FLOWER GARDEN . . . 77 



ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS . . .78 



THE HARDY HERBACEOUS BORDER. . . , . .80 



