CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.The Location and Arrangement of the Garden[3]
II.Soils[17]
III.Fertilisers[23]
IV.The Hotbed, Cold-Frame and Sand-Box[30]
V.Purchasing of Seeds[41]
VI.Starting Seeds in Flats[48]
VII.Transplanting and Repotting[53]
VIII.House-Plants from Seeds[62]
IX.Outside Window-Boxes[88]
X.Various Annuals from Seed[98]
XI.Vines[128]
XII.Ornamental Foliage Plants from Seed[141]
XIII.Bulbous and Tuberous-Rooted Plants[147]
XIV.Aquatics[165]
XV.The Care of the Summer Rose-Bed[173]
XVI.The Hardy Lily-Bed[179]
XVII.The Care of Cannas, Caladiums, Dahlias, and Other Bulbs During Winter[185]
XVIII.Hardy Shrubs and Plants for Fall Planting[196]
XIX.Winter Protection[203]
XX.The Care of House-Plants in Winter[208]
XXI.Common and English Names of Flowers[217]
XXII.Blooming Season of Various Trees, Shrubs, and Plants[234]
XXIII.A Chapter of Odds and Ends[245]
XXIV.A Chapter of Don’ts[253]
INDEX [259]

ILLUSTRATIONS

Sweet Alyssum and Golden Saxatile are Desirable for Rockwork[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
Ornamental Grasses and Foliage Plants[8]
Manure Water is a good Way to apply Animal Fertiliser[26]
When Plants Appear too Thickly in Rows, Transplant[32]
A Well constructed Hotbed[32]
Starting Seeds in Flats[50]
Sifting Loam through a Sieve[56]
Repotting[60]
When Two or Three Inches High—Transplant Carnations into Pots[72]
An Easily made Carnation Support[72]
Injured or Faded Leaves should be Removed at once[86]
Outside Window-boxes[90]
Boxes in which Scythes are Packed make very good Window-boxes[94]
Hanging-baskets for Windows[94]
Small Water Gardens[104]
Cool, Moist Spots between Stones[108]
Dusting with Sulphur[114]
Spraying with Bordeaux Mixture[114]
Sow Poppies in the Perennial Border among the late Flowering Plants[116]
A Dead Tree Draped with Vines[132]
Furnish Support for Vines to Run on[134]
Vine-covered Shed[134]
Clematis Paniculata Blooms when most Others have Ceased[138]
Shift into larger Pots as Required[144]
Should Bulb Outgrow its Quarters Shift into Pot two Sizes larger[160]
Wild Water Flowers for Edging Lily-pond[166]
Water-lilies with Background of Bamboo and Native Grasses[168]
A Full blown Cat-tail[170]
Native Plants Edging a Natural Water Garden[172]
Training a Climbing Rose[176]
A Rose covered Building[178]
A Portion of the Grounds Protected by Shrubbery is the Place for the Lily-bed[182]
Turn out Ball of Earth to Ascertain if Pot is filled with Roots[192]
A Good Background for Low Shrubs[200]
Plants for Late Winter Blooming should be brought into the House before Fall[210]
Fences may be Made Attractive with Vines or Plants[250]