Contents

EXPLANATION

CHAPTER I. THE POINT OF VIEW

What a garden is

CHAPTER II. THE GENERAL PLAN OR THEORY OF THE PLACE

The plan of the grounds

The picture in the landscape

Birds; and cats

The planting is part of the design or picture

The flower-growing should be part of the design

Defects in flower-growing

Lawn flower-beds

Flower-borders

The old-fashioned garden

Contents of the flower-borders

The value of plants may lie in foliage and form rather than in bloom

Odd and formal trees

Poplars and the like

Plant-forms

Various specific examples

An example

Another example

A third example

A small back yard

A city lot

General remarks

Review

CHAPTER III. EXECUTION OF SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE FEATURES

The grading

The terrace

The bounding lines

Walks and drives

The question of drainage, curbing, and gutters

The materials

Making the borders

Making the lawn

Preparing the ground

The kind of grass

When and how to sow the seed

Securing a firm sod

The mowing

Fall treatment

Spring treatment

Watering lawns

Sodding the lawn

A combination of sodding and seeding

Sowing with sod

Other ground covers

CHAPTER IV. THE HANDLING OF THE LAND

The draining of the land

Trenching and subsoiling

Preparation of the surface

The saving of moisture

Hand tools for weeding and subsequent tillage and other hand work

The hoe

Scarifiers

Hand-weeders

Trowels and their kind

Rollers

Markers

Enriching the land

CHAPTER V. THE HANDLING OF THE PLANTS

Sowing the seeds

Propagating by cuttings

Dormant stem-cuttings

Cuttings of roots

Green cuttings

Cuttings of leaves

General treatment

Transplanting young seedlings

Transplanting established plants and trees

Tub-plants

When to transplant

Depth to transplant

Making the rows straight

Cutting-back; filling

Removing very large trees

Winter protection of plants

Pruning

Tree surgery and protection

Tree guards

Mice and rabbits

Girdled trees

Repairing street trees

The grafting of plants

Keeping records of the plantation

The storing of fruits and vegetables

The forcing of plants

Coldframes

Hotbeds

Management of hotbeds

CHAPTER VI. PROTECTING PLANTS FROM THINGS THAT PREY ON THEM

Screens and covers

Fumigating

Soaking tubers and seeds

Spraying

Insecticide spraying formulas

Fungicide spraying formulas

Treatment for some of the common insects

Treatment for some of the common plant diseases

CHAPTER VII. THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS—THE CLASSES OF PLANTS, AND LISTS

Planting for immediate effect

The use of “foliage” trees and shrubs

Windbreaks and screens

The making of hedges

The borders

The flower-beds

Bedding effects

Plants for subtropical effects

Aquatic and bog plants

Rockeries and alpine plants

1. PLANTS FOR CARPET-BEDS

Lists for carpet-beds

2. THE ANNUAL PLANTS

List of annuals by color of flowers

Useful annuals for edgings of beds and walks, and for ribbon-beds

Annuals that continue to bloom after frost

List of annuals suitable for bedding (that is, for “mass-effects” of color)

List of annuals by height

Distances for planting annuals

3. HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

Perennial herbs suitable for lawn and “planting” effects

A brief seasonal flower-garden or border list of herbaceous perennials

One hundred extra-hardy perennial herbs

4. BULBS AND TUBERS

Fall-planted bulbs

List of outdoor fall-planted bulbs for the North

Winter bulbs

Summer bulbs

5. THE SHRUBBERY

List of shrubbery plants for the North

Shrubs for the South

6. CLIMBING PLANTS

Annual herbaceous climbers

Perennial herbaceous climbers

Woody perennial climbers

Climbing roses

7. TREES FOR LAWNS AND STREETS

List of hardy deciduous trees for the North

Non-coniferous trees for the South

8. CONIFEROUS EVERGREEN SHRUBS AND TREES

List of shrubby conifers

Arboreous conifers

Conifers for the South

9. WINDOW-GARDENS

The window-box for outside effect

The inside window-garden, or “house plants”

Bulbs in the window-garden

Watering house plants

Hanging baskets

Aquarium

CHAPTER VIII. THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS—INSTRUCTIONS OF PARTICULAR KINDS

Abutilons; agapanthus; alstremeria; amaryllis; anemone; aralia; araucaria; auricula; azaleas; begonias; cactus; caladium; calceolaria; calla; camellias; cannas; carnations; century plants; chrysanthemums; cineraria; clematis; coleus; crocus; croton; cyclamen; dahlia; ferns; freesia; fuchsia; geranium; gladiolus; gloxinia; grevillea; hollyhocks; hyacinths; iris; lily; lily-of-the-valley; mignonette; moon-flowers; narcissus; oleander; oxalis; palms; pandanus; pansy; pelargonium; peony; phlox; primulas; rhododendrons; rose; smilax; stocks; sweet pea; swainsona; tuberose; tulips; violet; wax plant.

CHAPTER IX. THE GROWING OF THE FRUIT PLANTS

Dwarf fruit-trees

Age and size of trees

Pruning

Thinning the fruit

Washing and scrubbing the trees

Gathering and keeping fruit

Almond; apples; apricot; blackberry; cherry; cranberry; currant; dewberry; fig; gooseberry; grape; mulberry; nuts; orange; peach; pear; plum; quince; raspberry; strawberry;

CHAPTER X. THE GROWING OF THE VEGETABLE PLANTS

Vegetables for six

The classes of vegetables

The culture of the leading vegetables

Asparagus; artichoke; artichoke; Jerusalem; bean; beet; broccoli; brussels sprouts; cabbage; carrot; cauliflower; celeriac; celery; chard; chicory; chervil; chives; collards; corn salad; corn; cress; cucumber; dandelion; egg-plant; endive; garlic; horseradish; kale; kohlrabi; leek; lettuce; mushroom; mustard; muskmelon; okra; onion; parsley; parsnip; pea; pepper; potato; radish; rhubarb; salsify; sea-kale; sorrel; spearmint; spinach; squash; sweet-potato; tomato; turnips and rutabagas; watermelon.

CHAPTER XI. SEASONAL REMINDERS

For the North

For the South

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