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CONTENTS. 



APRIL. 



PAGE 



Annuals ......... 58 



Biennials and perennials 58 



Roses 59 



Hybrid Chinese roses 59 



Select list of Chinese roses 59 



Hybrid roses, striped, spotted, or marbled ... 61 



Perpetual roses ........ 61 



Hybrid perpetual roses .... ... 63 



Grafting roses 64: 



Bourbon roses 65 



Bengal roses 66 



Tea rose , , , 69 



Noisette roses 72 



Musk roses . . .74 



Climbing roses 75 



Microphylla roses '78 



Climbing plants ........ 80 



Deciduous shrubs ........ 83 



Of planting evergreen shrubs ..... 84 



Care of choice bulbs ....... 85 



Anemones and ranunculus ..... 87 



Character of a fine ranunculus ..... 87 



Auriculas 88 



Character of a fine auricula ...... 88 



Carnations, pinks, &c. ...... 88 



Character of a polyanthus . . . . . .89 



Ilcart's-ease or pansy 90 



Gladiolus or sword lily 92 



Jacoboea lily ........ 92 



Tiger flower 93 



Walks 93 



Evergreen hedges 94 



Box-edgings ........ 95 



General care of plants coming into flower ... 96 



MAY. 



Dahlia, propagation of, by cuttings .... 97 



grafting . . . .98 



Dahlias, list of 100 



Dahlia, character of ...... . 103 



Annuals, hardy and tender 104 



Care of hyacinths and tulip 105 



Anemones and ranunculus 105 



Tuberose and amaryllis * . 105 



