HANDBOOKS OF PRACTICAL GARDENING—XIX
EDITED BY HARRY ROBERTS

THE BOOK OF TOWN AND WINDOW
GARDENING

A WINDOW BOX IN JUNE

WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES.

CHAPTER I
TOWN-GARDENING
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London in summer-time—Bought flowers versus growingplants—Plants that do well in towns—Gardens of thesuburbs—Some of their joys	1
CHAPTER II
THE EARLY WINDOW-BOX
Spring gardening in the window-box—Bulbs: gold, white,and blue—Moss carpets, dainty beds—Flowers that growwell together—Some combinations—Encouragements	8
CHAPTER III
“THE SEASON” WINDOW-BOX
Not to start summer flowers too soon—Not to buy plantsthat have been forced—Not to be like everybody else—AsparagusSprengeri—A kitchen window-box—Herbs—Thewatched pot—Prize window-boxes at Exeter—Thenursery window-box—Seed Song	14
CHAPTER IV
BALCONY-GARDENING
Pot-plants—Climbers—Tubs—London in June—The pleasantbalcony—Practical hints	20
CHAPTER V[Pg vi]
ROOF AND BACK-YARD GARDENS IN THE CITY
St Andrew’s Rectory garden, Doctor’s Commons—“Strugglesin Smoke”—Roof-jungle at the Home for Working Boys,at Bishopsgate Street, E.C.—Amateur gardening amongthe slates and chimney-pots—City gardens—Temptingthe sea-gull, land-bird, and butterfly	26
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