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Titles and pagination from the Houghton Mifflin edition (1994).
THE ESSENTIAL EARTHMAN
Henry Mitchell 1925-1993 vii
On the Defiance of Gardeners [ch. 1] 1
Earthman vs. the Seasons--Winter [ch. 2] 4
New Year's Resolutions
The Wrongs of Winter, the Rites of Spring
Earthman vs. the Seasons--Spring [ch. 3] 9
These Treacherous Days of Early Spring
Daffodil Time
Perennials
Interlude [ch. 4] 17
In the Merry Month of Mayhem
The Fluffy Majesty of the Peony
Advice for the May-Struck Gardener
Earthman vs. the Seasons--Summer [ch. 5] 26
A [Brief] Season to Enjoy
Daylily Days
The Zinnia's Revenge
Earthman vs. the Seasons--Autumn [ch. 6] 33
Plant Now -- Loll Later
Tidy Time in the Yard: Fall Priorities
Reflections on the Cycle of Life
The Vine List [ch. 7] 42
Honeysuckles
Boston Ivy
Clematis
Ivy
Bad Trees and Good Trees [ch. 8] 33
Woodman, Don't Spare that Tree!
Longing for Tall Trees
Narrowing the Choices
Grand Trees for Great Spaces
The Magnificent Magnolias
Crabs: Lovely to Behold
Going to the Dogwoods
Up and Down the Garden Path-Or, Designs for Gardening [ch. 9] 69
Some Simple Rules of the Game
Toward a Painless Garden
The Crowded Gardener
What to Plant Where?
"Minor" Bulbs-Major Joys [ch. 10] 82
Winter Aconite and Naples Cyclamen
Dutch Crocuses
Snowdrops
Scilla turbergeniana
Autumn Crocus and Meadow Saffron
Marigold Madness-Or, Color in the Garden [ch. 11] 91
Colorful Conifers
Marigolds and Mass Madness
Red, Red, and Still More Red!
True Blue Blues
Blossom Time-A Miscellany of Floweritsg Plants [ch. 12] 103
Dicentra
Waist High in Gladioli
Having a Passion for the Plumbago
Hollyhocks
Mulleins I have Known
Portulaca
Poppies
Camellias
The Tulip Connection [ch. 13] 123
[unnamed: on choosing tulips]
Satisfying your Wildest Desires
Taming the Tulip
Reflections on Gardening [ch. 14] 131
Expect not the Impossible, but Revel in the Magical
A Matter of Scale and Passion
Magenta Azaleas are OK
Leave Your Plants Alone
Dig It!
Avoid the Bare-Earth Policy
On the Necessity of Keeping Garden Records
Living Without a Lawn
Iris [ch. 15] 130
Perfections, Irises, and the Storm
Cheap Thrills: Japanese Iris from Seed
My Wild Iris Grows
Roses [ch. 16] 138
Thinking About Roses
Three Good Hybrid Teas
A Collection of Climbers
Old Roses
Rugosas
Of Toads and Bronze Dogs [ch. 17] 173
Ode to the Toad
Fauna Follies
The Art of Remaining Calm
It's a Jungle Out There! [ch. 18] 182
Tempting Tropical Touches
A Few Kind Words for the Canna
The Shady Life of the Caladium
Dahlias-A Lot at Stake [ch. 19] 189
An Edible Complex [ch. 20] 194
The Sour Taste of Fruit Trees
The Blueberry: Give it a Gold Star
The Raspberry: A Question of Good Taste
Vegetables -- An Interim Report
Daffodil-irious [ch. 21] 202
How Many? What Kind?
Among the First
A Matter of Breeding
Fragrant Flowers-A Potpourri [ch. 22] 211
Moonflowers
Phlox
The Giant August Lily
Nasturtiums
Lilies
To Shrub It Up [ch. 23] 220
Viburnums and a Kerria
The Pussywillow: A Fuzzy Interlude
Bordering on the Sublime
Earthman's Earthly Paradise [ch. 24] 227
Facelift for a Sunlit Strip
Garden Account Book
Masterful Plants undo Master Plans
I Never Promised Me a Rose Garden
Index 241
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