CHAPTER VII. THE GROWING OF THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS—THE CLASSES OF

PLANTS, AND LISTS

_Planting for immediate effect_

_The use of “foliage” trees and shrubs_

_Windbreaks and screens_

_The making of hedges_

_The borders_

_The flower-beds_

Bedding effects

Plants for subtropical effects

_Aquatic and bog plants_

_Rockeries and alpine plants_

1. PLANTS FOR CARPET-BEDS

_Lists for carpet-beds_

2. THE ANNUAL PLANTS

_List of annuals by color of flowers_

_Useful annuals for edgings of beds and walks, and for ribbon-beds_

_Annuals that continue to bloom after frost_

_List of annuals suitable for bedding_ (_that is, for “mass-effects” of color_)

_List of annuals by height_

_Distances for planting annuals_

3. HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS

_Perennial herbs suitable for lawn and “planting” effects_

_A brief seasonal flower-garden or border list of herbaceous perennials_

_One hundred extra-hardy perennial herbs_

4. BULBS AND TUBERS

_Fall-planted bulbs_

_List of outdoor fall-planted bulbs for the North_

_Winter bulbs_

_Summer bulbs_

5. THE SHRUBBERY

_List of shrubbery plants for the North_

_Shrubs for the South_

6. CLIMBING PLANTS

_Annual herbaceous climbers_

_Perennial herbaceous climbers_

_Woody perennial climbers_

_Climbing roses_

7. TREES FOR LAWNS AND STREETS

_List of hardy deciduous trees for the North_

_Non-coniferous trees for the South_

8. CONIFEROUS EVERGREEN SHRUBS AND TREES

_List of shrubby conifers_

_Arboreous conifers_

_Conifers for the South_

9. WINDOW-GARDENS

_The window-box for outside effect_

_The inside window-garden, or “house plants”_

_Bulbs in the window-garden_

_Watering house plants_

_Hanging baskets_

_Aquarium_