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VINES 68

THE HARDY BORDER 81

THE GARDEN OF ANNUALS 97

THE BULB GARDEN 116

THE ROSE: ITS GENERAL CARE AND CULTURE 128

THE ROSE AS A SUMMER BEDDER 149

THE DAHLIA 156

THE GLADIOLUS 166

LILIES 172

PLANTS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 176

ARBORS, SUMMER-HOUSES, PERGOLAS, AND OTHER GARDEN FEATURES 189

CARPET-BEDDING 205

FLOWERING AND FOLIAGE PLANTS FOR EDGING BEDS AND WALKS 216

PLANNING THE GARDEN 223

THE BACK-YARD GARDEN 220

THE WILD GARDEN 234

THE WINTER GARDEN 243

WINDOW AND VERANDA BOXES 250

SPRING WORK IN THE GARDEN 257

SUMMER WORK IN THE GARDEN 264

FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN 268

BY WAY OF POSTSCRIPT 272

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"NOT WHOLLY IN THE BUSY WORLD, NOR QUITE BEYOND IT, BLOOMS THE GARDEN THAT I LOVE" Frontispiece

PILLAR-TRAINED VINES 8

IVY, CLIMBING ROSES, AND COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 34

A BIT OF INFORMAL BORDER 37

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