The Children’s Book of Gardening

About this eBook

Author

Paynter, Mrs.

Title

The Children's Book of Gardening

Credits

Produced by Shaun Pinder, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

SB: Agriculture: Plant culture

Subject

Children's gardens

Category

Text

eBook-No.

47616

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47616

Release Date

December 10, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING
2. 2.UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME
3. 3.PREFACE
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.THE CHILDREN’S BOOK OF GARDENING
7. 7.CHAPTER I THE SITUATION AND SOIL
8. 8.CHAPTER II ANNUALS — Mignonette. — Clarkia. — Malope. — Godetias. — Larkspurs. — Nigella. — Nasturtium. — Sunflowers ( Helianthus ). — Shirley Poppies. — Alonsoas. — Eschscholtzia.
9. 9.CHAPTER III HARDY PERENNIALS — Hardy Perennials. — Primrose and Polyanthus. — Delphinium, or Larkspur. — Papaver Orientale, or Oriental Poppy. — Irises. — Lupinus Polyphyllus Albus. — White Japanese Anemone. — Aquilegia, or Columbine. — Peony. — Evening Primrose ( Œnothera Fruticosa ). — Gypsophila Paniculata. — Sweet Lavender. — Early-flowering Chrysanthemums. — Violets. — Michaelmas Daisies, or Starworts. — Staking.
10. 10.CHAPTER IV BULBS, CORMS, AND TUBERS — Snowdrops ( Galanthus ). — Crocuses. — Siberian Squills ( Scilla Siberica ). — Narcissus, or Daffodil. — Hyacinths. — Grape Hyacinth (Muscari). — Tulips. — Early and Late Flowering Gladioli. — Montbretias. — Irises. — Winter Aconite (Eranthis Hyemalis). — Alstrœmerias. — Begonias. — Dahlias.
11. 11.CHAPTER V BIENNIALS — Wallflowers (Cheiranthus). — Pansies and Tufted Pansies (Viola Tricolor). — Campanula Medium ( Canterbury Bell ). — Sweet William ( Dianthus Barbatus ). — Evening Primrose ( Œnothera ). — Snapdragons ( Antirrhinum Majus ). — Forget-Me-Not ( Myosotis Dissitiflora ). — Foxgloves ( Digitalis ). — Stocks ( Matthiola ).
12. 12.CHAPTER VI BEDDING PLANTS
13. 13.CHAPTER VII ROSES — Hybrid Perpetuals. — Tea Roses and Hybrid Teas. — Climbing Roses.
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII CARNATIONS AND PINKS — Carnations from Seed. — Pinks.
15. 15.CHAPTER IX LILIES — Orange Lily ( Lilium Croceum ). — Martagon, or Turk’s Cap, Lilies. — Lilium Speciosum. — Tiger Lily ( Lilium Tigrinum ). — Lilium Auratum. — Day Lily ( Hemerocallis ). — Lily of the Valley ( Convallaria Majalis ).
16. 16.CHAPTER X ROCK AND WALL GARDENS — Plants for a Rock Garden.
17. 17.CHAPTER XI DIFFICULT AND SHADY GARDENS
18. 18.CHAPTER XII SOME HARDY CLIMBERS
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII FRUIT AND VEGETABLES — Mustard and Cress. — Lettuce. — Radishes. — Spring Onions. — Mint. — Parsley. — Fruit.
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV WINDOW, ROOM, AND JAPANESE GARDENS — Three Golden Rules for the Room Garden. — The Japanese Garden.
21. 21.CHAPTER XV CALENDAR OF WORK — January. — February. — March. — April. — May. — June. — July. — August. — September. — October. — November. — December.
22. 22.INDEX

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