Gleanings from French Gardens

In this 1869 work, William Robinson argues that superior French methods of training fruit should be widely adopted in Britain.

Preface; 1. Subtropical gardening; 2. Hardy plants for 'subtropical' gardening; 3. Le jardin fleuriste de la ville de Paris; 4. The public gardens and parks of Paris; 5. Floral decoration of apartments in Paris; 6. The ivy and its uses in Parisian gardens; 7. Gladiolus culture and rose-showing; 8. The cordon system of training fruit trees; 9. Improved mode of growing the pear as an espalier; 10. Palmette Verrier; 11. Pyramidal training; 12. Columnar and pendulous training; 13. Preserving grapes and peaches; 14. A new and cheap method of making garden walls; 15. Culture of the orange and oleander; 16. Asparagus culture in France; 17. Salad culture, etc.; 18. Horticultural implements, appliances, etc.; A new lawn plant; Fruit prospects; Index.