Contents

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

1   Changing Ideals in Nineteenth-Century American Vernacular Gardens

2   From Farmstead to Village

3   The Pleasures and Benefits of Amateur Horticulture

4   Beautifying the Home Grounds

5   Graceful Vines and Sweet Wild Roses: Recommended Plants

6   In the Wisconsin Garden—Yesterday and Today

APPENDIX: RECOMMENDED VARIETIES

NOTES

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX