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CONTENTS 



CHAPTER XIX~Plant Propagation 



Mardwdoci Cuttings — Soft-wooded Cuttings — Making Cuttings of 

 Perennials — Leaf Cuttings — Root Cuttings — Division of Perennials — 

 Seed Sowing: Perennials and Annuals — Vegetables — Starting Flowers 

 Indoors — Shrub and Tree Seeds — Grafting — Budding — Layering. 



Pp. 268-277 



CHAPTER XX— Transplanting 



Basic Principles — Transplanting Seedlings — Transplanting to Open 

 Ground — What and What Not to Transplant — Transplanting Shrubs 

 and Small Trees — Frozen Ball Method of Transplanting — Transplanting 

 Fruit Trees — Moving Large Trees — Operations Resembling Transplanting. 



Pp. 278-287 



CHAPTER XXI— Winter Protection 



Leaf Coverings — Protecting Lilies and Roses — Windbreaks for Trees 

 and Shrubs — Covering Tender Plants — Facts about Frost. Pp. 288-292 



CHAPTER XXII— Some Insect Pests of Cultivated Plants 



The Life of an Insect — Spraying Equipment — Materials Used to 

 Control Insect Pests — Fumigants — Insect Pests arranged by Host Plants. 



Pp. 293-308 



CHAPTER XXIII— Some Common Diseases of Plants and Their 



Control 



How Diseases in Plants are Exhibited — The Cause of Disease — 

 Concerning the Control of Diseases — Materials Used to Control Plant 

 Diseases — The More Common Diseases of Garden Crops. Pp. 309-318 

 CHAPTER XXIV— Lawn and Garden Weeds Pp. 319-321 



♦ CHAPTER XXV— Greenhouses, Hotbeds and Frames 



Advantages of a Greenhouse — What Can be Grown — Greenhouses for 

 the Amateur — Span- Roofed Houses — Attached Conservatories — Heating 

 — Frames and Their Uses — Management of Hotbeds and Coldframes — 

 Useful Little Forcing Structure. Pp. 322-333 



CHAPTER XXVI— Garden Tools Pp. 334-338 



CHAPTER XXVII— Calendar of Garden Operations 



Pp. 339-345 



CHAPTER XXVIII— Animal Life in the Garden 



Poultry Possibilities — Pigeons — Bees — Rabbits — Larger Animals. 



Pp. 346-348 



CHAPTER XXIX— Birds in the Garden 



Best Type of Bird Houses — Feeding the Birds — Berry-bearing Shrubs. 



Pp. 349-356 



CHAPTER XXX— Fruits and Vegetables for Winter 



Canning Fruits and Vegetables — Methods of Canning — Scalding, 

 Blanching and Cold-Dipping — Sterilization — Equipment — Jars, Tin Cans 

 and Rubbers — Sirups — Flat Soifr — Treatment After Canning — Preserva- 

 tive Powder — Instructions for Canning Vegetables and Fruit — Recipes — 

 Time Table for Scalding, Blanching and Sterilizing Vegetables and Fruits. 



Pp. 357-364 



CHAPTER XXXI— Topics, Miscellaneous Pp. 365-372 



