The Mary Frances Garden Book
or Adventures Among the Garden People
Jane Eayre Fryer
The Mary Frances Garden Book or Adventures Among the Garden People
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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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