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CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



II. On Rearing Common Fruits 

 1. Strawberries 



91 

 91 



ly. 



2. 



Raspberries . . .. . 



. . 94 



3. 



Gfooseberries ..... 



. 94 



4. 



Black currants .... 





5. 



Bed and wMte currants . 



. 98 



6. 



Apple trees .... 



. . 99 



7. 



Pear, plum, and cherry trees . 



. 101 



8. 



Gfrape vines . . - . 



. , 102 



On Rearing Flowers .... 



. 103 



1. 



Hardy flowering shrubs 



. . 106^ 





Evergreen flowering shrubs . 



. 105 





Deciduous flowering shrubs 



. . 112 





Low deciduous trees . 



. 115 





Hedges ..... 



. . 121 





Climbing flowering shrubs . 



. 122 



2. 



Hardy perennial flowering plants 



. . 128 



3. 



Hardy bulbs and corms . 



. 136 



4. 



Hardy biennial flowering plants . 



. . 140 



5. 



Hardy annual flowering plants . 



. . 144 



6. 



Florists' flowers .... 



. 152 



7. 



Plants in pots 



. . 166 



Gtardening Societies .... 



, 181 



/>. CALENDAR OF GARDEN WORK . . .182 



2. February . . . . . .183 



1. January 



. 182 



