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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER VI. 



ROSES AND JASMINES. 



Poetry of Flowers — Varieties of Roses — Pyramids — Climbing Varieties 

 Insects injurious to the Rose — List of Roses — Luxuriant appearance 

 of the Jasmine — Devices for displaying its beauty 63 



CHAPTER VII. 



SHRUBS AND EVERGREENS. 



On Planting — Distance between each — Various modes of Propagating — 



List of best Garden Sorts — Pruning 69 



CHAPTER VIII. 



ON HOUSE AND WINDOW GARDENING. 



Plants proper for Window Culture — Treatment of House Plants — Mode 

 of Supply — Bulbs in Glasses — Nosegays and cut Flowers — Diseases 

 of Plants 76 



CHAPTER IX. 



DOMESTIC GREENHOUSES. 



Form of Apparatus — Preparing the Soil — Draining — Principles of the 



Invention — Situation of Plants 91 



CHAPTER X. 



MONTHLY NOTICES. 



Recapitulation of Work to be done in each Month 



102 



