Part 2

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