Gardens Shown to the Children by Janet Harvey Kelman 1912
The "Shown to the Children" series was a popular narrative-style nature study collection written for children in the early 1900's.
The book "Gardens Shown to the Children" is the tenth volume in this British series. Share with your children the flowers that are most likely to be found growing around your home. Answer their questions like, "How do we prepare the soil for planting?", "What are perennials?", "How do we lant bulbs?", "What flowers belong in a rock garden?", and "How do we take rose cuttings?".
This book is a beautiful complement to any homeschool summer flower study units or as a picnic blanket companion. This is without a doubt one of our top 5 flower books in our homeschool.
This ebook is a digitally remastered copy of the first edition publication. It has been preserved in its original typeface with 32 full-page, full-colour illustrations for your enjoyment. At The Living Books Library, you don't just own a book, you own a piece of history.
100 pages (approx.) with Original Full colour Illustrations
Table of Contents
1. Soil
2. Bulbs
Winter Aconic
Snowdrop
Scilla
Crocus
Hyacinth
Tulip
Daffodil
Some Summer Flowering Bulbs
Summer Snow Flake
Meadow Fritillary
Montbretia
Gladiolus
Lillies
Irises
3. Roses
How to plant them
To Prune and Take Cuttings
4. Annuals and Seed Sowing
5. Annuals
Sweet Peas
Poppy
Cornflower
Lupin
Larkspur
Mignonette
Clarkia
Nigella
6. Biennials
Canterbury Bells
Snapdragons
Wallflowers
Hollyhocks
Foxgloves
Evening Primrose
Pansies and Violas
7. Perennials
Perennials from seed
Watering the Garden
Primroses
Cowslips
Violets
Larkspurs
Campanulas
Lupins
Starworts, or Michaelmas Dasies
Japanese Anemones
Sunflowers
Pinks
Columbines
Scabious
Christmas Roses
Chrysanthemums
8. Climbers
Nasturtium
Convolvulus
Everlasting Pea
Jasmine
Winter Jasmine
Clematis
Virginian Creeper
9. Rockery Plants
Aubrietia
Arabis, or Rock Cress
Madwort
Candytuft
Rockfoils
Stonecrops
Arenaria
Speedwells
Phloxes
Sun-Roses
10. Planting the Garden
11. Children's Garden's
12. The Garden's Enemies