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CONTENTS. 



Ornamental Trees and Shrubs — continued. 



Ornamental Foliaged Trees 142 



Trees and Shrubs for Walls 146 



Tender or Herbaceous Climbers ... 152 



Rosaries or Eose Gardens ... ... ... 155 



History and Classification of Roses ... 157 

 Varieties for Various Purposes and 



Positions ... ... ... ... 162 



Standard Roses ... ... ... ... 164 



Roses for Town Gardens ... ... 105 



Propagation of Roses ... ... ... 1G6 



Planting and Pruning Roses .. ... 172 



Insects and Diseases of Roses .. ... 177 



Flower Gardens in Various Styles ... 182 



Spring Bedding ... ... ... ... 184 



Hardy Spring Flowering Plants and their 



Propagation .... ... ... 185 



Spring Flowering Plants from Seeds ... 190 



Annuals for Spring Flowering ... ... 194 



Reserve Gardens for Preparing Plants... 196 

 Spring Flowering Bulbous and Tuberous 



Rooted Plants 199 



Summer Bedding ... ... ■ ••• 205 



Summer Flowering Plants from Cuttings 205 



Summer Bedding Plants from Seeds ... 214 



Carpet Bedding and Plants Employed ... 220 

 Subtropical and Ornamental Foliage 



Plants 224 



Grouping Flowers and Planting Beds ... 229 



Vases, Sill and Balcony Decoration ... 232 



Winter Bedding ... ... ... ... 235 



Hardy Border Plants ... ... ... 239 



Piaising Hardy Flowers from Seeds ... 241 



Preparing Soil and Planting ... ... 244 



Tying and Associating Hardy Flowers 249 



Flowers for the Seasons ... ... ... 250 



Winter and Spring Flowers — Decem- 

 ber to March 251 



PA OS 



Flowers for the Seasons — continued. 



Spring and Early Summer Flowers — 



April and May ... ... ... 253 



Summer Flowers — June to end of 



August 257 



Autumn Flowers — September to No- 

 vember ... ... ... ... 264 



Perennial Asters (Michaelmas Daisies) 265 

 Border Flowers for the Seasons — Select 



Lists 266 



Hardy Plants of Vigorous Growth ... 269 



Hardy Plants for Edgings to Borders ... 269 

 Hardy Plants with Coloured or Elegant 



Leafage 270 



Hardy Flowers for Cutting 271 



Arrangement of Cut Flowers ... ... 272 



Plants for Cool Shaded Situations ... 275 



Plants for Hot Sunny Positions ... 276 

 Perennials and Biennials easily raised 



from Seeds... ... ... ... 276 



Hardy Annuals ... ... ... ... 278 



Ornamental Grasses ... ... ... 279 



Bulbs for Summer and Autumn ... 281 



Hardy Lilies 282 



Origin of Florists' Flowers .. ... 285 



Explanation of Terms — " Genus, ' 



" Species," " Varieties," " Kinds " 285 



Definition of " Florists' Flowers " ... 287 



Scope of " Florists' Flowers "... ... 288 



Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) ... ... 289 



Anemones ... ... ... ... 293 



Antirrhinums ... ... ... ... 297 



Auriculas ... ... ... ... 298 



Begonias (Tuberous) ... ... ... 309 



Calceolarias ... ... ... ... 313 



Cannas ... ... ... ... ... 317 



Carnations, Picotees and Pinks ... 320 



Chrysanthemums ... ... ... 331 



