Contents
CHAPTERPAGEI.Feather Flop, the Garden Boss17II.Feather Flop Oversleeps22III.Billy Plans the Garden26IV.Feather Flop’s Argument31V.Gardens for Little Folks34VI.Gardens for Big Boys and Girls46VII.Early Spring Garden51VIII.Early Summer Garden54IX.Mid-Summer Garden56X.Autumn Garden61XI.Some Favorite Annuals63XII.Window Boxes69XIII.Billy Tests the Soil74XIV.How to Plant79XV.The Outdoor Seed-Bed84XVI.Seed Babies and Their Nurses89XVII.Names of Parts of Flowers96XVIII.Good Mrs. Bee102XIX.The Story of Fertilization106XX.The Story of the Honey Bee113XXI.How the Bees Work119XXII.The Children’s Money-making Plans126XXIII.Mr. Hop Toad Hops In131
CHAPTERPAGEXXIV.Mr. Cutworm, the Villain142XXV.Birds as Plants’ Friends145XXVI.Little Ladybird153XXVII.Curly Dock157XXVIII.The Stupid Honey Drops161XXIX.Some Sprays for Garden Pests165XXX.Early Vegetables170XXXI.Feather Flop’s Temptation175XXXII.Feather Flop Gets Angry178XXXIII.Father and Mother’s Surprise183XXXIV.Feather Flop Makes Up188XXXV.Roses192XXXVI.The Best Roses to Plant199XXXVII.The Wicked Rose Bugs211XXXVIII.The Fairy Wood Nymphs217XXXIX.Good and Bad Weeds225XL.Bouncing Bet and Her Friends233XLI.Buttercup and Daisy Families242XLII.Water Babies249XLIII.How Plants Grow257XLIV.A Wicked Innkeeper262XLV.Uninvited Guests267XLVI.How Seed Babies Travel270
CHAPTERPAGEXLVII.Have a Seat on a Toad Stool274XLVIII.Some Ways to Rid of Weeds280XLIX.Queen’s Lace Trims Well287L.The Wild Flower Garden292LI.Growing Perennials from Seed298LII.The Money the Children Made303LIII.Mary Frances’ Garden Party310LIV.Feather Flop’s Conceit323LV.Bob and Billy’s Vacation328LVI.Daffodil and Other Bulbs334LVII.Billy Builds a Hotbed344LVIII.Some Hints on Growing Vegetables348LIX.The City Garden360LX.Garden Color-Pictures364LXI.Patterns for Paper Flowers367LXII.The Mary Frances Garden Cut-Outs371LXIII.Little Gardeners’ Calendar373LXIV.Budding and Grafting376LXV.Prizes at the County Fair377