Garden lover's book of gems / by E.W. Cole

Creator
Cole, E. W. (Edward William), 1832-1918
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HHP 6810
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[Melbourne : E.W. Cole, 1902]
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Page 1 has been duplicated because of the position of bookplate glued to page in order to maintain the correct left-right pagination.
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Contents

GARDEN LOVER'S BOOK OF GEMS. 1
Garden Lover's Book of Gems. 2
HAPPIFYING GARDENING HOBBY. 5
HAPPIFYING GARDENING HOBBY. 6
Garden a Beautiful Object. 22
Garden a Source of Pleasure. 23
Freemasonry of Gardening. 24
Garden a Place of Recreation and Rest. 25
Gardening good for Health. 25
Garden Refines and Educates. 26
Great Men who loved their Gardens. 27
Garden helps to make a Happy Home. 29
Our Girly’s Garden. 29
[Chapter heading not available] 30
Delights of Gardening. 30
My Flower Garden. 31
Climbers. 32
Garden Lake. 33
Indoor Gardening a Joy. 33
Cultivation of Flowers. 34
Beauty of Flowers. 35
Beautiful Flowers. 36
Beautiful Flowers. 36
Poetry of Flowers. 37
Significance of Flowers. 38
Flowers are of God. 39
Flowers Bless the Poor. 40
Boy and the Flower. 43
Reign of the Rose. 44
Flowers Cheer the Sick. 47
Good People Love Flowers. 47
Love of Flowers. 48
Flowers Loved by All. 49
Floral Clock. 54
Peculiarities of Flowers. 54
Gate of Odours. 56
Perfume of Flowers. 56
Flower Bill at a Rich Jew’s Ball. 58
Greatest Flower in the World. 58
Wonderful Rose Tree. 58
Largest Rose-bush in the World. 59
Only a Flower. 59
Buttercups and Daisies 60
'Tis but a Little, Faded Flower. 61
Flower Auction. 61
Small Celandine. 61
Closed Convolvulus. 62
Crocus. 62
Daisy. 63
Heather. 63
Daisy. 64
Daffodils. 65
Daisy. 65
Forget-me-not. 66
Four-leaved Shamrock. 66
Heliotrope. 67
Honeysuckle. 67
Hyacinth. 67
Harebell. 68
Harebell. 68
Jessamine. 68
Lavender. 69
Little White Lily. 69
Lily. 70
Tiger-lilies. 70
Iris. 71
Lily of the Valley. 71
Lily and the Rose. 72
Magnolia-Grandiflora. 72
Water Lily. 72
Only a Pansy Blossom. 73
Pansy. 73
Pansy. 73
Mignonette. 74
Passion-flower. 74
Evening Primrose. 75
Primrose. 75
Scarlet Poppy. 76
White Poppy. 76
Rose. 77
Rose. 77
Rose. 78
Rose. 78
Rose. 78
Moss Rose. 79
Red Rose. 79
Sweet Brier. 79
First Rose of Summer. 80
Last Rose of Summer. 80
[Chapter heading not available] 81
Sensitive Plant. 82
Rosemary. 83
Snowdrop. 83
Sunflower. 83
Thistle. 84
Tulip-root. 84
Sweet-peas. 85
Violet. 85
Flowers in a Room. 86
Wall-flower. 86
Garden Consolation. 87
in a Garden. 87
Charm of Flowers. 88
Parlour Palm. 88
Wild Flowers. 89
Wood-Anemone. 89
Wild Flowers. 90
Early Flowers. 91
Wild Flowers. 92
Pimpernel, or Poor Man’s Weather=Glass 93
Wild Bluebells. 93
Wild Violet. 93
Cornflower. 94
Wild Daisy on the Grave of a Friend. 94
Apple Blossom. 95
Clover. 95
Night-scented Flowers. 95
Bramble Flower. 96
Jessy Mine. 97
Ivy Green. 98
Ivy. 98
Beauty of the Grass. 99
Voice of the Grass. 100
Beauty of Field Flowers. 101
Language of Flowers. 102
Flowers of the Heart. 103
Language of Flowers. 104
FLOWER DIALOGUES. 108
BOUQUETS. 110
Chinese National Flower. 112
Chrysanthemum. 112
National Floral Emblems. 112
more gardening. 113
Flowers Bless the Poor. 114
Great Value of Flowers. 114
MORE FLOWERS. 114
Nature’s Teachings. 114
Flowers. 115
To a Flower. 117
Blue Flowers. 118
Lilac. 118
Tulip and Eglantine. 119
Sweet-Scented Cyclamen. 120
Passion-flower. 121
Dahlia. 122
Reaper and the Flowers. 122
Fuchsia. 123
To the Fringed Gentian. 124
Cowslips. 125
Red and White Lily. 126
Morning. 127
Autumn Flowers. 128
Farewell to the Flowers. 129
Death of the Flowers. 130
Great value of the Sunflower, for both Beauty and Utility. 131
To the Sunflower. 133
HEALTH-POWER OF THE SUNFLOWER. 134
Evergreens. 135
MEDLEY OF Garden Trees and Plant Curiosities. 135
Gardens on Boats. 136
Mammoth Cabbage. 137
Wonderful Cabbages. 137
Chinese cultivate an odourless onion. 138
most strangely cut Hedge in the World 139
Topiary Gardening. 139
Fruit Marvels. 140
Hampton-Court Vine. 140
Another Great Vine. 141
Intoxicating Grasses. 141
Curious Counting- of Seeds. 142
Known Edible Plants in the World 142
Trees. 142
Vegetables. 142
Tree of Life. 143
Do Plants Possess Heat ? 144
Laughing Plant. 145
Flowers Sleep. 146
Lungs of Plants. 146
Perspiration of Plants. 147
Wreaths. 148
Lady Fern. 149
Orange-bough. 149
MORE GARDENING. 151
King’s Hobby. 152
Noble Occupation. 152
School Gardening. 153
Finest Garden in the World. 154
Of what Country has it been said that its Agriculture is but gardening on a large scale? 154
For Pleasure and for Health. 155
High-Priced Flowers. 156
Floral Struggles that cost Fortunes. 157
Gardening at £300 per Square Yard. 158
£50,000 Rose Tree. 159
Health Plants. 160
Health Value of Vegetables. 160
Sanitary Qualities of Water Cress. 160
Curative Value of Cherries. 161
Nettles as a Food. 161
Curative Power of Strawberries. 162
Value of Plants Indoors. 162
Protection for Embankments. 163
Useful Plants. 163
What Plants are best for Overcoming the Effects of Drifting Sand? 163
Which Plants thrive best under Trees. 164
Tomatoes or Love Apples. 165
Where is the “Ink-Plant” a Native of? 165
Health Value of Plants. 166
What Is the “Vinegar Plant” ? 166
Are Plants Affected by Chloroform like Animals? 167
Habits of Plants. 167
Prove that Plants give back Oxygen to the Air. 167
Are there any Trees which actually Shed Tears? 168
Curious Trees, &c. 168
Valuable Garden Guide. 169
Monkey Bread Tree. 170
Propagation of Date Palms. 170
Tree with Roots in the Air. 171
Trees with Large Leaves. 171
Flesh-Eating Plants. 172
Which is the most Prolific of Fruits? 174
Guide to Australian Gardening. 175
FEBRUARY. 177
MARCH. 178
APRIL. 179
MAY. 181
JUNE. 183
JULY. 184
AUGUST. 185
SEPTEMBER. 186
OCTOBER. 188
NOVEMBER. 191
DECEMBER. 194
Gardening in Three Continents. 198
Great Value of Hobbies. 223
Education and Occupation. 242
HOBBIES AS OCCUPATIONS. 244

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