TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:
—Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.
—Where necessary, illustrations have been relocated. List of illustration has been therefore adapted.
—The transcriber of this project created the book cover image using the front cover of the original book. The image is placed in the public domain.
THE WILD GARDEN
The
WILD GARDEN
Or our Groves and Gardens made beautifulby the Naturalisation of Hardy ExoticPlants; being one way onwards from theDark Ages of Flower Gardening, withsuggestions for the Regeneration of theBare Borders of the London Parks.
By W. ROBINSON, F. L. S.
THIRD EDITION
Illustrated by Alfred Parsons
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET
NEW YORK: SCRIBNER AND WELFORD
1883
By the same Author.
THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN: ITS STYLEAND ARRANGEMENT. Followed by an ALPHABETICALDESCRIPTION of all the PLANTS BEST SUITED FORITS EMBELLISHMENT, their CULTURE, and POSITION.With numerous Illustrations. Medium 8vo. 15s.
THE PARKS AND GARDENS OF PARIS, consideredin Relation to the Wants of other Cities and of Publicand Private Gardens. Third Edition. With 350 Illustrations.8vo. 18s.
ALPINE FLOWERS FOR ENGLISH GARDENS. Howthey may be Grown in all Parts of the British Islands.With Illustrations of Rock–gardens, Natural and Artificial. ThirdEdition. With Woodcuts. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.
THE SUB–TROPICAL GARDEN; or, Beauty of Formin the Flower Garden; with Illustrations of all the finer Plants usedfor this purpose. Second Edition. With Illustrations. Small 8vo. 5s.
HARDY FLOWERS. Descriptions of upwards of 1300of the most Ornamental Species; with Directions for their Culture,&c. Fourth Edition. Post 8vo. 3s. 6d.
GOD’S ACRE BEAUTIFUL; or, The Cemeteries ofthe Future. Third Edition. With Illustrations. 8vo. 7s. 6d.
Illustration: Colonies of Poet’s Narcissus and Broad–leaved Saxifrage, etc.—Frontispiece.