GA RDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



June m , 



NEW 



AND 



REVISED EDITIONS 



OF 



SHIRLEY 



HIBBERD. 



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THE 



AMATEUR'S 



ROSE 



BOOK. 



Illustrated with Engravings and Coloured Frontispiece. By Shirley 

 Hibberd. Comprising the Cultivation of the Rose in the Open 

 Ground and under Glass; the Formation of the Rosarium; the 

 Characters of Wild and Garden Roses ; the Preparation of the Flowers 

 for Exhibition ; the Raising of New Varieties ; and the work of the 

 Rose Garden in every Season of the Year. 



Contents : Wild Roses — Forming a Rosarium — Dwarf Roses — The 

 Propagation of Roses by Buds and Grafts — Stocks for Roses — Garden 

 Roses — Exhibition Roses — The Characters of Roses — Climbing Roses — 

 Pillar Roses — Roses under Glass — Seedling Roses — Roses in Town 

 Gardens — The Fairy Rose — Yellow Roses — Hedgerow and Wilderness 

 Roses — Roses for Decorations — The Enemies of the Rose — Sending 

 Roses by Rail and Post — On Buying New Roses — Curiosities of Rose 

 <i rowing— Reminders of Monthly Work — The Rose Show — Selections 

 f Roses — Roses and their Raiser". 



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The AMATEUR'S FLOWER GARDEN. 



— With numerous Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece. — By SHIRLEY 



1 1 1 i.BKRD. A New Edition, revised by T. W.Sanders, F.R.H.S., 

 Editor of 41 Amateur Gardening." A Practical Guide to the Forma- 

 tion and Management of the Garden and the Cultivation of Popular 

 Flowero. 



Contents: Forming the Flower Garden— Cultivation of Bedding 

 Pirate— A Selection of Bedding Plants — Hardy Border Flowers— A 

 Selection of Hardy Herbaceous Plants — Tender Border Flowers — 

 Hardy Annuals and Biennials— The Rose Garden — The American 

 Garden— The Sub-tropical Garden— The Rockery and Alpine Garden 

 —Flowers for Winter Bouquets— The Lawn — Garden Vermin— 

 Reminders of Monthly Work. 



44 It is practical throughout; the book will be useful and accept- 

 able." — (iardamrs* Chronicle. 



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The AMATEUR'S KITCHEN GARDEN. 



FRAME, GROUND, AND FORCING PIT. 



Illustrated with Engravings and Coloured Frontispiece.— Shirley 

 Hibbebd. A Handy Guide to the Formation and Management of the 

 Kitchen Garden, and the Cultivation of useful Vegetables and Fruits. 



Contents : The Formation of the Kitchen Garden— The Amateur in 

 the Kitchen Garden— Pits and Frames- -Selecting for the Kitchen 

 Garden — Peas and Beans — Brassicas — Spinach — Seakale and Asparagus 

 —Artichokes, Cardoons, and Maize— Saladings— The Onion and its 

 Allies— Celery and Celeraic— The Potato— The Jerusalem Artichoke— 

 The Turnip— Tap-rooted Vegetables — Rhubarb — The Cucumber— 

 The Melon — Squashes, Gourds, and Marrows — The Mushroom — The 

 Herb Garden — The Storage of Roots — Exhibiting — The Tomato, 



Capsicum, and Egg Planth-Horseradiah— Forcing— The Fruit Garden 

 Reminders of Monthlv Work 



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PROFITABLE OARDENING.-^^^ 



Engravings and Coloured Frontispiece.— *Ry Shirley Hibbkbd. A 



Practical Guide to the Culture of Vegetables, Fruits, and other useful 

 Outdoor Garden Products. 



Contents : Planting and Laying 

 Earthworks and Preparations of the 



Planting 



the future 



V«okta.blk CuunjRK : Digging and Draining. Manures and Composts 

 v^l r g * T;*^ dotation of Crops. Sowing and Rearing 

 I EL \T ° l Carrot ' Turai P> L&tuce, etc -The Potato 



The P^r R ^ e ^- n^ Tlj Potato - The Chinese Potato—The Carrot, 

 loll Th ■? r ^ KK Turm £ Turni P Greens.-Baet, Spinach Beet, Man- 



Pea. tk » K';j„ t> e *- Marrow Peas. 



ThTuttuce. The^rnTi *f unner Beans. -Asparagus. -Seak ale. 

 Uel.ry -ruit ur ! tl f chok *;-Chervil. Salsafy, Scorzonera, Skirret. 



rroDC - Simple Method of Growing Marrows. 



Dwarf Peas 



Late 



Fbuit Culture : The Apple. American Blight. -The P~ 



Orchard Pears. Select Pears for Orchard and WaUs. BakL 2i 

 Stewing Pears. Espaher Plums. Bush Plums. Select Ii«oUW 

 The Raspberry The Gooseberry. Illustrations of PrunS TnL 

 and Pinching Fruit Trees. Bushes and Pyramids. PrunuVfcdiS 

 White Currants. — American Blackberries. SoU and PUn'uI 

 Pruning and Training. General Management. Varieties --2' 



White, and Black Currants. Soil. Planting. Pruning G« 2 

 anagement. Varieties.— The Tomato. Culture b Ureenhsnw. 

 Training. Fertilising the Flowers. Watering. Diseases Umm 

 Culture in Frames. Culture Out-doors. Selection of Tomatoes. 



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THE AMATEUR'S GREENHOUSE and 



CONSERVATORY . — Illustrated with Engravings ami Co^urtdPrndt 

 piece.-- By Shirley Hibbebd. A Complete Guide to the Co ob train, 

 Heating, and Management of Greenhouses and Conservatoriea.sttilks 

 Selection, Propagation, Cultivation, and Improvement of OrDanjesi^ 

 Greenhouse and Conservatory Plants. 



44 This book is well adapted for amateurs. It points out, la it* «■» 

 chapters, the main considerations which affect the construction and 

 of conservatories and greenhouses. In the fourth chapter the I 

 is initiated in potting, composts, propagation, etc. Then follows t «mi 

 of chapters in which the treatment of the different groups and f*auhi 

 is explained, Greenhouse Herbaceous Plants leading the way, followsd If 

 the Chrysanthemum, to which a chapter is given ; Soft-woodid PUtW 

 Pelargoniums; Fuschias ; Hard- wooded Plants; Ericas ai. i K^n**. 

 Camellias, Azaleas, and Rhododendrons ; Climbers ; Oranm tit. 

 leaved Plants, as Agaves, Draccenas, etc. Succulent-leaved a 

 Orchids and Pitcher Plants; Greenhouse Roses, etc. One chapter it dffSM 

 to a general selection of Greenhouse Plants ; another to Summer Cuctwbrrt 

 and Seedling Pelargoniums; while others afford reminders of m 1I7 

 work. The volume is nicely printed and elegantly bound; and, to tu •« 

 we have had the opportunity of testing it, seems to be sound u to 



ations."— Gardener? Chronicle. 



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colours. Fri* 



THE IVY 



Shirley Hibbkbd. 



A Monogra 



Colmnd PUu* 



and Wood Engravings. Small quarto, handsomely ^ sj^L 



Comprising the History, Uses, Characteristics, and Affinities sli m 

 Plant, and a Descriptive List of ail the Garden Ivies in 



Contents : L Preparatory Observations, II. Historical and I Lh*£ 

 Memoranda. III. The Characteristics of the Plant ^ i>- ^ 

 of the Ivy. V. The Cultivation of the Ivy. VL The SP* 1 

 Varieties of the Ivy. VII. Descriptive List of ^g^ Tj 

 — L Green-leaved climbing forms of Hedera helix. - , 

 climbing forms of H. helix. 3. Green-leaved * r ™^ en Y^^ 

 H. helix. 4, VariAmi^ arborescent forms of H. neiix. * . 



arborescent 



ULm ~ 1 



leav^d"climbLng ' forms" oT H." grandifolia (canariensis). I V *™P I T 

 climbing forms of H. grandifolia. 7. Green-leaved a 

 of H. grandifolia. 8. Variegated arborescent fonu *' - ^fl^ 



9. Green-leaved climbing forms of H. ™™±* }? ol< jr£ .' don , d l+* 

 leaved arborescent forms of H. coriacea. V11L » c ' ^ 

 comprising the most Distinct and Beautiful in the sever* 



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THE FERN GARDEN.-*™* £J *i 



Wood Engravings.— Ey Shirley Hibbebd. How to 

 Enjoy it ; or Fern Culture made Easy. * tar * 



B rn Collecting ,r H ^ fC-TW 

 oor Fernery— u»*m»— Marsh Fernt^«rti 



Contents: Ferns in General 

 Outdoor Femerv — Rock Ferns — 



Fern House—Fern Cases— The Art of Multiplywj 



oi it^^tib Tree rerns— ** lu ^ 



Ferns — Greenhouse and Stove Ferns— Tree 



Introduction. II- , y wm m m 

 February. IV. Flowers of Maixa. . ptoff#f 



lofMav. VIL Flowers of Jo? 0 -^^^ J 0*** 



Contents 



I. 



JX. Flowers of August 



Flowers of September 



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FIELD FLOWERS. -m*** 



Wood Engravings.— By Shibley Hibbkbd. 

 Botanist, suggesting what to look for, »na y 

 study of British Plani 



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