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The Mary Frances Garden Book
PREFACE
CONTENTS
THE MARY FRANCES GARDENS
INSTRUCTIONS—
CHAPTER I Feather Flop, the Garden Boss
CHAPTER II Feather Flop Oversleeps
CHAPTER III Billy Plans the Garden
- Garden Lesson No. 1 Planning a Garden
- Lay-out of the Gardens
CHAPTER IV Feather Flop’s Argument
CHAPTER V Gardens for Little Folks
- GARDEN LESSON No. 2 What to Plant
  - Garden for Little Folks
  - Garden for Little Folks—10x15 Feet
- Garden for Little Folks
- Garden for Little Folks—10x15 Feet
- Explanation OF THE LITTLE FOLKS FLOWER GARDEN
  - Four Hardy Bulbs for Little Folks Garden
- Four Hardy Bulbs for Little Folks Garden
- Hardy Perennials
  - Twelve Hardy Perennials for Little Folks Garden
- Twelve Hardy Perennials for Little Folks Garden
- Annuals
  - Annuals for Little Folks Garden
  - Vegetables for Little Folks Garden
- Annuals for Little Folks Garden
- Vegetables for Little Folks Garden
CHAPTER VI Gardens for Big Boys and Girls
- Garden Lists for Big Boys and Girls
- NOTE ON THE GARDEN CUT-OUTS
- A Letter About the Garden Cut-Outs
- A Few Hints on Growing the Flowers Shown in the Garden Cut-Outs
CHAPTER VII Early Spring Garden
- LIST No. 1 Five Bulbs* for Early Spring Hardy Garden
- Seven Hardy Perennial Plants which Bloom in the Early Spring
CHAPTER VIII Early Summer Garden
- LIST No. 2 Eleven Hardy Perennial Plants which Bloom in the Early Summer
- MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT No. 3
CHAPTER IX Mid-Summer Garden
- LIST No. 3
CHAPTER X Autumn Garden
- LIST No. 4 Thirteen Hardy Perennial Plants which Bloom in the Early and Late Fall
- MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUT No. 4
CHAPTER XI Some Favorite Annuals
- List of Fifteen Annuals
- Everlasting Flowers
- VEGETABLE GARDEN
CHAPTER XII Window Boxes
- Suggestions for Planting of Window Boxes
  - Nine Excellent Free-Blooming Plants for Window Boxes
  - An Herb-Garden Window Box A Soup-and-Sauce Garden
- Nine Excellent Free-Blooming Plants for Window Boxes
- An Herb-Garden Window Box A Soup-and-Sauce Garden
CHAPTER XIII Billy Tests the Soil
- GARDEN LESSON No. 3
  - Testing the Soil
  - Clayey Soil
  - Sandy Soil
  - Humus
  - What Humus Is
  - What Humus Does
  - To Make a Compost Heap
- Testing the Soil
- Clayey Soil
- Sandy Soil
- Humus
- What Humus Is
- What Humus Does
- To Make a Compost Heap
CHAPTER XIV How to Plant
- Garden Tools
  - To Dig up the Garden
  - To Prepare the Soil
  - To Plant Seeds in Boxes
  - Preparing the Soil
  - Sowing the Seed Boxes
  - Watering the Seed Boxes
- To Dig up the Garden
- To Prepare the Soil
- To Plant Seeds in Boxes
- Preparing the Soil
- Sowing the Seed Boxes
- Watering the Seed Boxes
CHAPTER XV The Outdoor Seed-Bed
- GARDEN LESSON No. 4
  - The Outdoors Seed-Bed
  - To Make a Garden Line
  - To Use the Garden Line
  - Planting in Drills
  - Broadcasting
  - Covering the Seeds
  - To Mark the Beds
- The Outdoors Seed-Bed
- To Make a Garden Line
- To Use the Garden Line
- Planting in Drills
- Broadcasting
- Covering the Seeds
- To Mark the Beds
CHAPTER XVI Seed Babies and Their Nurses
- Seed Babies in Their Coats
- Cotyledons
- Thinning Out the Plants
- To Cultivate
- Watering
- The Importance of Cultivating
CHAPTER XVII Names of Parts of Flowers
- GARDEN LESSON No. 5 Names of Parts of Flowers
  - The Story of Little Buttercup
- The Story of Little Buttercup
CHAPTER XVIII Good Mrs. Bee
CHAPTER XIX The Story of Fertilization
- The Birth of Seed Babies. Formation of the Pistil
- The Need of Pollen
- How Can the Flowers Get Pollen
- The Flowers Spread a Feast for Insects
- Nectar
- Honey Bee’s Honey-Churns
- The Insects Carry Pollen
- Bumble Bees Help
- Animals Would Starve Without This Work of Insects
- Moths and Butterflies Help, Too
CHAPTER XX The Story of the Honey Bee
- The Bee City
- The Queen Bee
- Worker Bees
- Drone Bees
- Why the Workers Kill the Drones
- The Wonderful Bodies of the Bees
- The Body of the Worker Bee
- The Antennæ
- Legs, Wings, and Claws
- Pollen Baskets
- The Wings
- The Industry of the Worker
- Wax Pockets
- The Honey-Sac
- The Body of the Queen Bee
- The Sting
- The Body of the Drone
CHAPTER XXI How the Bees Work
- The Ventilating Workers—The Fanners
- The Comb Builders
- The Queen’s Work
- Worker Baby Bees
- The Drone Baby Bee
- The Queen Baby or Princess
- Why Bees “Swarm”
- How Bees Spend the Winter
CHAPTER XXII The Children’s Money-making Plans
CHAPTER XXIII Mr. Hop Toad Hops In
- The Story of the Hop Toad
- Tadpoles
- Toads’ Enemies
- How Toads Help the Garden
CHAPTER XXIV Mr. Cutworm, the Villain
- Paper Collars to Protect Plants from Cutworms
CHAPTER XXV Birds as Plants’ Friends
- A Robins’ Sleeping Porch
- A Bungalow for Wrens
- The Martens’ Hotel
- The Blue Birds’ Cottage
CHAPTER XXVI Little Ladybird
- Ladybirds or Ladybugs
CHAPTER XXVII Curly Dock
CHAPTER XXVIII The Stupid Honey Drops—Aphids
- Aphids or Plant Lice
- Aphis-lion
CHAPTER XXIX Some Sprays for Garden Pests
- Garden Pests
- Hellebore
CHAPTER XXX Early Vegetables
CHAPTER XXXI Feather Flop’s Temptation
CHAPTER XXXII Feather Flop Gets Angry
CHAPTER XXXIII Father and Mother’s Surprise
CHAPTER XXXIV Feather Flop Makes Up
CHAPTER XXXV Roses
- Old-Fashioned Roses
- How New Roses Came About
- How Roses are Propagated
- Cuttings
- Growing Rose Cuttings Under Glass Jars
- Budding
- “Suckers”
CHAPTER XXXVI The Best Roses to Plant
- Classes of Roses
- The Homes of Certain Roses
- About Hybrid Perpetual Roses
- Tea Roses
- About Hybrid Tea Roses
- What Roses to Plant
- Wichuraiana Roses (Evergreen or Memorial Roses)
- Rugosa Roses
- Tree Roses
CHAPTER XXXVII The Wicked Rose Bugs
- How to Plant Roses
- Where to Make Beds for Roses
- How to Make Beds for Roses
- How Deep to Plant Roses
- The Best Time to Plant Roses
- Caring for Roses
- Fertilizers
- Enemies of Roses
- Pruning Roses
CHAPTER XXXVIII The Fairy Wood Nymphs
CHAPTER XXXIX Good and Bad Weeds
- “Good and Bad Weeds”
CHAPTER XL Bouncing Bet and Her Friends
- Plant Families
- Rose Family
- Night Shade Family
CHAPTER XLI Buttercup and Daisy Families
- Buttercup Family
- Sunflower Family (Composite Family)
CHAPTER XLII Water Babies
CHAPTER XLIII How Plants Grow
- The Leaf-Mill
CHAPTER XLIV A Wicked Innkeeper
- A Wicked Innkeeper
CHAPTER XLV Uninvited Guests
- Dodder
- Parasite Plants
CHAPTER XLVI How Seed Babies Travel
- Why Plants Travel
- How Plants Travel
  - Seed Pods with Burry Coats
  - Pods which Shoot Seeds
  - Tumble Weeds
  - Seed Babies with Wings
- Seed Pods with Burry Coats
- Pods which Shoot Seeds
- Tumble Weeds
- Seed Babies with Wings
CHAPTER XLVII Have a Seat on a Toad Stool
- Plants without Flowers
- Mushrooms or Toad Stools
- Fungi,
- Bracket Fungus
- Molds
- Bacteria
CHAPTER XLVIII Some Ways to Rid of Weeds
- Weeds
- Some Ways to Rid of Weeds
- Poison Ivy
- Virginia Creeper
- Some Ways in Which Plants Protect Themselves
CHAPTER XLIX Queen’s Lace Trims Well
CHAPTER L The Wild Flower Garden
CHAPTER LI Growing Perennials from Seed
- Cheese-cloth Shade Frame
- Lattice Shade Frame
CHAPTER LII The Money the Children Made
CHAPTER LIII Mary Frances’ Garden Party
- For Twelve Green Pepper Sandwiches
- Spearmint Jumbles
CHAPTER LIV Feather Flop’s Conceit
CHAPTER LV Bob and Billy’s Vacation
- The Planting of Bulbs
- Plant Spring-Flowering Bulbs in Autumn
- How to Plant Bulbs
- Depth to Plant
- Where to Plant Bulbs
- Bulbs in the Grass
CHAPTER LVI Daffodil and Other Bulbs
- Bulbs to Plant in the Fall
  - Snowdrops
  - Squills (Scilla)
  - Grape Hyacinths (Muscari)
  - Narcissus or Daffodils
  - Hyacinths
  - Tulips
  - Lilies
  - Iris (Flags)
- Snowdrops
- Squills (Scilla)
- Grape Hyacinths (Muscari)
- Narcissus or Daffodils
- Hyacinths
- Tulips
- Lilies
- Iris (Flags)
- Bulbs to Plant in Early Spring
  - Tuberoses
  - Gladiolus
- Tuberoses
- Gladiolus
- Hardy Bulbs for a Small Garden
- Growing Bulbs Indoors
CHAPTER LVII Billy Builds a Hotbed
- Hotbed
- Cold Frame
CHAPTER LVIII Some Hints on Growing Vegetables
- The Earliest Vegetables to Plant
- The Second Early Vegetables to Plant (About ten days after the first)
- Fertilizers
- Insecticides
CHAPTER LIX The City Garden
- Hanging Gardens
- A Soup and Sauce Garden
  - Okra or Gumbo
- Okra or Gumbo
- Indoor Garden
- Watering House Plants
CHAPTER LX Garden Color-Pictures
CHAPTER LXI Patterns for Paper Flowers
- To Make a Wild Rose
CHAPTER LXII The Mary Frances Garden Cut-Outs
- Directions for Making THE MARY FRANCES GARDEN CUT-OUTS
CHAPTER LXIII Little Gardeners’ Calendar
- The Little Gardeners’ Calendar
CHAPTER LXIV Budding and Grafting
CHAPTER LXV Prizes at the County Fair
- FOOTNOTES:
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