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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER YIII. 



PAGE 



THE JARDI^r PLEURISTE AND OTHEE, PUBLIC NURSERIES OF THE CITY 



OF PARIS 139 



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



CHAPTER IX. 



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

 A SELECTION OF THE BEST TREES AND SHRUBS FOR CITIES . . . 165 



CHAPTER X. 



SUBTROPICAL PLANTS FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN 1S2 



A SELECT LIST OP 100 OF THE SUBTROPICAL PLANTS BEST SUITED 



FOR USE IN OUR CLIMATE 20S 



LIST OF THE BEST TWENTY-FOUR SUBTROPICAL PLANTS 208 



SUBTROPICAL PLANTS THAT MAY BE RAISED FROM SEED 209 



CHAPTER XI. 



HARDY PLANTS FOR THE SUBTROPICAL GARDEN 210 



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

 HABIT, WORTHY OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE FLOWER GARDEN OR 



PLEASURE GROUND 237 



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



SEED 238 



CHAPTER XII. 



VERSAILLES ' 239 



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



THE GARDENS OF 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 331 



THE PARADISE, DOUCIN, AND CRAB STOCKS 355 



THE PEAR AS A CORDON 359 



THE PEACH AS A CORDON 366 



THE SHORT PINCHING SYSTEM APPLIED TO THE PEACH 369 



