Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ... Bulbous plants: Daffodils, Tigridias, Lilium album and tigrinum pardalinum, Crown Imperials Watsonias, Oxalis, Erythronium, Flags, Montbretias. At the house: Crocus, Snowdrops Fairy Maids, Eranthis, Roman Hyacinths, Tritoma Callas, Amaryllis Belladonna, Lilium longiflorum. PLANTING OF A KINDERGARTEN ON A ONE-HUNDRED-FOOT LOT. Refer to illustration on plate number seven. The north and the east side of the lot face the street. Sidewalk trees: Set out, alternating, Birch and Poplar Tulip-tree and Hawthorn and remove in later years whichever kind gives the least satisfaction. Arbor at east entrance: Weeping Laburnum or Elm. Small bed next to arbor: Arundo Donax fol. var., Cannas, Tritoma, Gladiolus, Montbretias, Flags. Along barren space of fence train a Honeysuckle an evergreen variety in warmer climate. Plant Aralia, Ricinus and Elephant's Ear, underneath them Violets. In triangle at corner of lot: Willow (training it against the fence in long branches), purple Hazel, Prunus Pissardii and Golden Currant. At this strip along fence train single Cherokee Rose or R. Wichuraiana. Rosa Rugosa and Briers in corner against arbor on north side. To form arbor, plant slit-leaved Birch, if Birches are along the sidewalk; otherwise, select Weeping Ash. Back of toy-garden plot, along property-line plant: Spindletree, Soap-shrub, Golden Elder, Double Almond, Grab-apple, Colutea and Smoke-tree at corner where animals are housed. Against wall of house on next lot train flowering Quince and Boston Ivy Ficus repens. Along shelter and against house for animals train: Wistaria, Virginia Creeper and Hop-roots. Vines and shrubs against house, beginning at corner of shelter: Jasminum nudiflorum, Riesling Grapevine, Cornel Cherry (at corner), Honeysuckle, Clematis..