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Contents
Foreword (p. 7)
Part One: Bulbs For Your
Garden and How to Use Them
1. Make Your Garden More Beautiful with Bulbs
(p. 21)
2. Beauty from Bulbs Indoors (p. 32)
3. The Various Types of Bulbs (p. 37)
4. What Is a Bulb? (p. 44)
5. How Bulbs Grow (p. 51)
6. Cultural Requirements (p. 57)
7. Planting (p. 63)
8. Culture (p. 79)
9. Propagation (p. 95)
10. Pests and Diseases and Their Control (p. 111)
Part Two: The More Important
Groups of Bulbs
A. Spring-Flowering
11. Daffodils (p. 124)
12. Tulips (p. 151)
13. Crocuses (p. 168)
14. The "Minor" Bulbs (p. 175)
B. Summer- and Autumn-Flowering
15. Lilies (p. 187)
16. Dahlias (p. 209)
17. Gladiolus (p. 223)
18. Tuberous Begonias (p. 235)
19. Other Summer- and Autumn-flowering Bulbs (p.
247)
20. Bulbs for Winter Bloom (p. 260)
Part Three: The Catalogue
of Bulbs
21. Descriptions and Directions for Culture (p.
279)
22. The Gardener's Bulb Selector (p. 321)
Recommended Varieties of Garden Bulbs (p. 335)
Index (p. 346)
This book also includes color illustrations by the authors, line illustrations by Katharine Burton, and Halftone Illustrations (some by the authors).