CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I INTRODUCTORY I 



II KINDS OF PLANTS . 3 



III NOMENCLATURE 7 



IV THE SOIL II 



V SEEDS AND SOWING 1 5 



VI SEEDLINGS AND TRANSPLANTING 21 



VII PLANTS AND CULTIVATION 24 



VIII PRUNING 28 



IX GARDEN PESTS 39 



SPRAYING TABLE 57 



SPRAYING CALENDAR 60 



X INSECT HELPERS 63 



XI FLOWERS AND POLLINATION 69 



XII VEGETABLES 77 



VEGETABLE PLANTING TABLE 8 1 



XIII FERTILIZING AND FERTILIZERS 84 



XIV PROPAGATION WITHOUT SEEDS 92 



XV LAWNS , 103 



XVI BULBS 109 



HARDY BULB PLANTING TABLE II 6 



XVII ALL KINDS OF GARDENS I18 



LISTS OF PLANTS FOR SPECIAL LOCATIONS 1 25 



XVIII THE HOTBED AND THE COLDFRAME 136 



XIX GARDEN TOOLS 1 43 



XX SOME GENERAL GARDEN TALK 1 47 



XXI THE gardener's CALENDAR 1 53 



INDEX 161 



