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