VI CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



PAGI 

 THE JARDIN FLEURISTE AND OTHER PUBLIC NURSERIES OF THE CITY 



OF PARIS 



139 



THE PUBLIC NURSERIES FOR TREES, SHRUBS, AND HARDY FLOWERS . 155 



CHAPTER IX. 



TREES POR CITY PARKS, AVENUES, GARDENS, STREETS, ETC. . . .159 

 A SELECTION OP THE BEST TREES AND SHRUBS POR CITIES . . . 165 



CHAPTER X. 



SUBTROPICAL PLANTS POR THE FLOWER GARDEN . # . 182 



A SELECT LIST OP 100 OP THE SUBTROPICAL PLANTS BEST SUITED 



FOR USE IN OUR CLIMATE 208 



LIST OP THE BEST TWENTY-POUR SUBTROPICAL PLANTS 208 



SUBTROPICAL PLANTS THAT MAY HE RAISED FROM SEED 209 



CHAPTER XI. 



HARDY PLANTS FOR THE SUBTROPICAL GARDEN 210 



LIST OF HARDY HERBACEOUS AND ANNUAL PLANTS, ETC., OP FINE 

 HABIT, WORTHY OP EMPLOYMENT IN THE PLOWER GARDEN OR 



PLEASURE GROUND 237 



LIST OP HARDY PLANTS OP FINE HABIT, THAT MAY BE RAISED FROM 



SEED 238 



CHAPTER XII. 



VERSAILLES 239 



PONTAINEBLEAU, AND THE GLADIOLUS GROUNDS OP M. SOUCHET . . 251 



THE GARDENS OP ST. CLOUD 259 



MEUDON 260 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE PLANT DECORATION OF APARTMENTS 262 



REFORM IN THE CONSERVATORY 280 



PALMS 296 



THE IVY AND ITS USES IN PARISIAN GARDENS 305 



CHAPTER XIV. 



FRUIT CULTURE : HOW ARE WE TO IMPROVE ? 312 



CHAPTER XV. 



THE CORDON SYSTEM OF FRUIT GROWING _ 334 



THE PARADISE, DOUCIN, AND CRAB STOCKS 355 



THE PEAR AS A CORDON _ 359 



THE PEACH AS A CORDON _ 3gg 



THE SHORT PINCHING SYSTEM APPLIED TO THE PEACH ..... 369 



