CONTENTS xiii 



PAGES 



6. Climbing Plants 307 



Annual herbaceous climbers 310 



Perennial herbaceous climbers 311 



Woody perennial climbers 314 



Climbing roses 318 



7. Trees for Lawns and Streets ....... 319 



List of hardy deciduous trees for the North 322 



Non-coniferous trees for the South ....... 330 



8. Coniferous Evergreen Shrubs and Trees .... 331 



List of shrubby conifers 333 



Arboreous conifers • 334 



Conifers for the South 336 



9. "Window-gardens 336 



The window-bo'x, for outside effect 337 



The inside windovygarden^ or house plants^"* .... 341 



Bulbs in the vnndoio-garden 345 



Watering house plants 347 



Hanging baskets 348 



Aquarium 348 



CHAPTER VIII 



The Growing of the Ornamental Plants — Instructions on Par- 

 ticular Kinds 350-407 



Abutilons, 351; agapanthus, 351 ; alstremeria, 352 ; amaryllis, 

 352 ; anemone, 353 ; aralia, 354 ; araucaria, 354 ; auricula, 354 ; 

 azaleas, 355 ; begonias, 356 ; cactus, 358 ; caladium, 359 ; calceo- 

 laria, 360 ; calla, 360 ; camellias, 361 ; cannas, 361 ; carnations, 

 363 ; century plants, 364 ; chrysanthemums, 365 ; cineraria, 367 ; ' 

 clematis, 367j coleus, 368 ; crocus, 368 ; croton, 369 ; cyclamen, 

 370 ; dahlia, 370 ; ferns, 372 ; freesia, 373 ; fuchsia, 373 ; gera- 

 nium, 374 ; gladiolus, 374 ; gloxinia, 375 ; grevillea, 376 ; hollyhocks, 

 376 ; hyacinths, 377 ; iris, 378 ; lily, 378 ; lily-of-the-valley, 381 ; 

 mignonette, 381 ; moon-flowers, 381 ; narcissus, 382 ; oleander, 

 383 ; oxalis, 384 ; palms, 384 ; pandanus, 385 ; pansy, 386 ; pelar- 

 gonium, 386 ; peony, 387 ; phlox, 388 ; primulas, 389 ; rhododen- 

 drons, 390 ; rose, 391 ; smilax, 401 ; stocks, 402 ; sweet pea, 403 ; 

 swainsona, 403 ; tuberose, 404 ; tulips, 405 ; violet, 406 ; wax 

 plant, 407, 



