Chapter II: Introduction: v

CHAPTER I.

Stirring the soil 1

CHAPTER II.

Manuring the soil, and making hotbeds 23

CHAPTER III.

Sowing seeds--planting bulbs and tubers--transplanting
and watering 43

CHAPTER IV.

Modes of propagation by division; _viz._: taking off
suckers, making layers and cuttings, budding,
grafting, and inarching 70

CHAPTER V.

Pruning, training, protecting from frost, and destroying
insects 110

CHAPTER VI.

The kitchen-garden--the management of culinary
vegetables 134

CHAPTER VII.

The kitchen-garden continued--the management of
fruit trees 195

CHAPTER VIII.

The flower-garden, and the culture of flowers 244

CHAPTER IX.

Management of the lawn, pleasure-grounds, and
shrubbery, of a small villa 301

CHAPTER X.

Rock-work, moss-houses, rustic baskets, and fountains 329

CHAPTER XI.

Window gardening, and the management of plants in
pots in small green-houses 347

CHAPTER XII.

Calendar of operations 374

GARDENING FOR LADIES.