CONTENTS
PLATES
Chapter ONE The Location and Arrangement of the Garden
Chapter TWO Soils
Chapter THREE Fertilisers
Chapter FOUR The Hotbed, Cold-Frame and Sand-box
Chapter FIVE Purchasing of Seeds
Chapter SIX Starting Seeds in Flats
Chapter SEVEN Transplanting and Repotting
Chapter EIGHT House-plants From Seeds
Chapter NINE Outside Window-boxes
Chapter TEN Various Annuals from Seed
Chapter ELEVEN Vines
Chapter TWELVE Ornamental Foliage Plants from Seed
Chapter THIRTEEN Bulbous and Tuberous-rooted Plants
Chapter FOURTEEN Aquatics
Chapter FIFTEEN The Care of the Summer Rose-bed
Chapter SIXTEEN The Hardy Lily-bed
Chapter SEVENTEEN Care of Cannas, Caladiums, Dahlias, and Other Bulbs during Winter
Chapter EIGHTEEN Hardy Shrubs and Plants for Fall Planting
Chapter NINETEEN Winter protection
Chapter TWENTY Care of House-plants In Winter
Chapter TWENTY-ONE Common and English Names of Flowers
Chapter TWENTY-TWO Blooming Season of Various Trees, Shrubs, and Plants
Chapter TWENTY-THREE A Chapter of Odds and Ends
Chapter TWENTY-FOUR A Chapter of Don'ts
Alphabetical Index
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Title: The Flower Garden
Author: Ida Dandridge Bennett
Language: English
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SWEET ALYSSUM AND GOLDEN SAXATILE ARE DESIRABLE FOR ROCKWORK
THE FLOWER GARDEN
McC P & Co. SIMPLEX MVNDITIIS NY
NEW YORK
McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
MCMV
Copyright, 1903, by
McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO.
Published, May, 1903, N
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