CONTENTS 



(Readers are requested always to consult the Index to Contents which will be found 

 in the final pages of this book. Any general subject can, however, be located quickly and 

 easily by means of the following synopsis of chapters, each of which is practically complete 

 in itself). 



CHAPTER I— Planning the Home Grounds 



First Considerations in the Composition of a Garden — Drives — Lawns 

 — Locating the DweUing House — Treatment of the Shrubs, Belts, Borders, 

 Beds— A Plea for Greater Seclusion — Home Grounds — Planting Plans and 

 Keys thereto. - Pp. 13-33 



CHAPTER II— Lawns and Grass Plots 



Seed Mixtures — Sowing — Yearly Care — Mowing — Rolling — Weeding 

 —Turfing. Pp. 34-38 



CHAPTER III— Hedges and Fences 



Hedges of Privet, Berberis, Siberian Dogwood, Box, Yew,^ Ilex, 

 Buckthorn, Crataegus Oxycantha, Hemlock, Arborvitae and Norway 

 Spruce — Location — Soil — Fences with Climbers. Pp. 39-42 



CHAPTER IV— Trees and Shrubs 



Trees for Shade and Shelter upon the Lawn — Street Trees — Ever- 

 greens — Planting Trees — Best Shrubs — Shrubs with Edible Berries — 

 Evergreen Shrubs — Ground Cover and Low Growing Shrubs — Low 

 Growing and Trailing Shrubs for Various Purposes — Bushes for Wet 

 Places — Flowering the Branches of Shrubs Indoors — Blooming Dates of 

 Trees, Shrubs and Climbers — How to Treat Nursery Stock and Material 

 Gathered from the Wild. Pp. 43-63 



CHAPTER V— The Rose Garden 



Best Soils — Width of Beds — Preparation of Soil — Time to Plant — 

 Distance Apart — Summer Treatment — Insects — Diseases — Kinds of Roses 

 — Brier Roses — Chmbing Roses — Tea Roses — Hybrid Teas — Hybrid 

 Perpetuals — Pernetiana, Moss and Polyantha Roses. Pp. 64-74 



CHAPTER VI— Hardy Perennials for the Permanent Garden 



Combinations of Perennials — Considerations for a Perennial Border 

 — Situation of Border — Preparation of Soil — Planting — Spring Planting 

 — Autumn Planting — Cultivation — Staking — Removal of Old Flowers and 

 Seed Pods — Necessity for Replanting — List of Indispensable Hardy Per- 

 ennials — General Selection of Hardy Flowers — Medium Tall Perennials 

 — Dwarf Perennials — Plans for Perennial Borders. Pp. 75-87 



CHAPTER VII— Annuals and Biennials 



Care in Pmchasing Seed — Sowing — Transplanting — Time to Sow 

 Out-of-Doors — Preparation of Soil — Keeping Seed Pods Removed — Vines 

 — Combinations of Annuals — Everlasting Flowers — Annuals Useful for 

 Cut Flowers — Lesser Known Annuals — Annuals for Edging Beds of Other 

 Plants — Foliage Annuals — Biennials — Germination Table. Pp. 88-102 



CHAPTER VIII— Some Garden Favorites and How to Grow Them 



Asters — Cannas — Campanulas — Coleus — Columbines — Dahlias — 

 Chrysanthemums and Daisies — Delphiniums — Foxglove -Geraniums — 

 Gladioh — Hibiscus — Irises — Lathyrus — LiUes — Marigold — Pansies — 

 Peonies — Petunias — Phlox — Pinks — Poppy — Salvia — Snapdragons — Sweet 

 Peas — Sweet William — Tritomas ~ Tuberous Begonias — Zinnias. 



Pp. 103-140 



