CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. — Gardening as an Art of Design and Taste, con- 

 sidered as regards its Origin, Progress, and Present State, . 



CHAPTER I. — The Formation and Arrangement of Culinary and Fruit 

 Gardens in general, 

 § 1. Plan, 



2. Extent, 



3. Form, 



4. Supply of Water, 



5. Situation, . 



6. Soil, 



7. Fruit-Tree Borders, 



8. Principal Entrance, 



9. Shelter, . ... 

 10. Style, 



CHAPTER II.— Garden Walls, . 

 § 1. Aspect of Walls, . 



2. Foundations of Walls, 



3. Materials for Garden Walls, 



4. Copings for Garden Walls, 



5. Trellised Garden Walls, 



6. Height of Garden Walls, 



7. Arranging Walls to suit various situations, 



8. Colour of Garden Walls, 



9. Construction of Garden Walls, 



CHAPTER III— Hothouse-Building, 

 § 1. General Principles, 

 2. Angle of Elevation, 



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CHAPTER IV. — Heating as applied to Horticultural Erections, 

 § 1. Preliminary Remarks, 



2. Heating by Flues, . 



3. Heating by Hot- Water Pipes, 



4. The Tank Mode of Heating, 



5. Heating by Hot-Air Stoves, 



6. Heating by Steam, 



7. Boilers and Pipes, 



8. Hothouse Furnaces, 



9. Cause of Circulation of Hot Water, 



