LIST OF PLATES 



PLATE FACING PAGE 



XVI. A flower-garden of China asters, with border of one of the 



dusty millers (Centaurea) 330 



XVII. The peony. One of the most steadfast of garden flowers . 350 



XVIII. Cornflower or bachelor's button. Centaurea Cyanus . , 370 

 XIX. Pyracantha in fruit. One of the best ornamental-fruited 



plants for the middle and milder latitudes .... 390 

 XX. A simple but effective window-box, containing geraniums, 



petunias, verbenas, heliotrope, and vines .... 405 



XXI. The king of fruits. Newtown as grown in the Pacific country 416 



XXII. Wall-training of a pear tree 430 



XXIII. Cherry currant 445 



XXIV. Golden Bantam sweet corn 477 



XXV. The garden radish, grown in fall, of the usual spring sorts . 493 



