Childrens Gardens

heir ideas to the work required to produce bright gardens, and that by pointing out a few of the endless attractions of the it pastime, may increase in the young the taste for practical in common with gardening, which I myself, thousands at all times of life, have found to be one of the surest sources of happiness. This book is only intended as a sketch, and gives the merest mention in unscientific language of some of the most obvious plants and necessary work in each season of the year. More com- plete and scientific works should be referred to for following up the threads of knowledge in the lines here indicated. I have to thank all kind friends who have assisted me by sending photographs or draw- ings for illustrations and I am specially grateful to Sir Thomas Hanbury for reading the final proofs of these pages. ALICIA M. CECIL. 10 EATON PLACE, LONDON, S.W. August, 1902. I. THE GARDEN II. SPRING . III. SPRING WORK . IV. SUMMER V. AUTUMN VI WINTER . APPENDIX INDEX CONTENTS PAGE 35 8 3 I 3 l .167 2I1 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.