CHAPTER PAGE I. FEATHER FLOP, THE GARDEN BOSS 17 II. FEATHER FLOP OVERSLEEPS 22 III. BILLY PLANS THE GARDEN 26 IV. FEATHER FLOP’S ARGUMENT 31 V. GARDENS FOR LITTLE FOLKS 34 VI. GARDENS FOR BIG BOYS AND GIRLS 46 VII. EARLY SPRING GARDEN 51 VIII. EARLY SUMMER GARDEN 54 IX. MID-SUMMER GARDEN 56 X. AUTUMN GARDEN 61 XI. SOME FAVORITE ANNUALS 63 XII. WINDOW BOXES 69 XIII. BILLY TESTS THE SOIL 74 XIV. HOW TO PLANT 79 XV. THE OUTDOOR SEED-BED 84 XVI. SEED BABIES AND THEIR NURSES 89 XVII. NAMES OF PARTS OF FLOWERS 96 XVIII. GOOD MRS. BEE 102 XIX. THE STORY OF FERTILIZATION 106 XX. THE STORY OF THE HONEY BEE 113 XXI. HOW THE BEES WORK 119 XXII. THE CHILDREN’S MONEY-MAKING PLANS 126 XXIII. MR. HOP TOAD HOPS IN 131 XXIV. MR. CUTWORM, THE VILLAIN 142 XXV. BIRDS AS PLANTS’ FRIENDS 145 XXVI. LITTLE LADYBIRD 153 XXVII. CURLY DOCK 157 XXVIII. THE STUPID HONEY DROPS 161 XXIX. SOME SPRAYS FOR GARDEN PESTS 165 XXX. EARLY VEGETABLES 170 XXXI. FEATHER FLOP’S TEMPTATION 175 XXXII. FEATHER FLOP GETS ANGRY 178 XXXIII. FATHER AND MOTHER’S SURPRISE 183 XXXIV. FEATHER FLOP MAKES UP 188 XXXV. ROSES 192 XXXVI. THE BEST ROSES TO PLANT 199 XXXVII. THE WICKED ROSE BUGS 211 XXXVIII. THE FAIRY WOOD NYMPHS 217 XXXIX. GOOD AND BAD WEEDS 225 XL. BOUNCING BET AND HER FRIENDS 233 XLI. BUTTERCUP AND DAISY FAMILIES 242 XLII. WATER BABIES 249 XLIII. HOW PLANTS GROW 257 XLIV. A WICKED INNKEEPER 262 XLV. UNINVITED GUESTS 267 XLVI. HOW SEED BABIES TRAVEL 270 XLVII. HAVE A SEAT ON A TOAD STOOL 274 XLVIII. SOME WAYS TO RID OF WEEDS 280 XLIX. QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL 287 L. THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN 292 LI. GROWING PERENNIALS FROM SEED 298 LII. THE MONEY THE CHILDREN MADE 303 LIII. MARY FRANCES’ GARDEN PARTY 310 LIV. FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT 323 LV. BOB AND BILLY’S VACATION 328 LVI. DAFFODIL AND OTHER BULBS 334 LVII. BILLY BUILDS A HOTBED 344 LVIII.