The Floral World and Garden Guide was a well-known monthly magazine launched in 1858 by James Shirley Hibbard. Its contributors included master gardeners from throughout England, and each issue provided an amazing selection of general gardening articles, features on specific flowers and plants, fruit and vegetable gardening, how to manage a conservatory and more. Each monthly issue generally included one lovely color print as well. This volume is available from Archive.org.

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Flowers & Plants

Achimenes for Conservatory Decoration, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

Ada Auriantica, by George Gordon

Alpine Plants, The Cultivation of

The Alpine Rose

Begonias, New Flowering, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

Camellias in Autumn and Winter, by James Calvert

Carnations, Winter-Flowering, by Thomas Trussler

The Chrysanthemum as a Conservatory Flower

Chrysanthemums for the Conservatory, by Adam Forsyth, FHRS

Clematis - The Cultivation of the Clematis for Walls and Trellises

Deutzias, New Notes on, by a Kentish Gardener

Ferns - Cultivation of Hardy Ferns Under Glass, by J. James, Head Gardener, Redlees, Islesworth

Ferns - Notes on New Ferns

Fuchsias as Bedding Plants, by Henry Cannell, FRHS

Geraniums - On Striking Geraniums

Geraniums, Dr. Denny's

Gloxinias, Notes on, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

The Goethe Plant

Hydrangeas for the Conservatory, by J. Williams, Superintendent of Indoor Plant Department, Crystal Palace, Sydenham

Lilies, The Cultivation of

Lobelias, Notes on Bedding, by Henry Cannell, FRHS

Masdevallias, by W. Gedney

Orchids, Terrestrial, by George Gordon

Pansies, Fancy, by J. James, Head Gardener, Redlees, Islesworth

Pansies, New Show

Pelargonium Harry King

Pelargoniums, Choice Bedding

Pelargoniums - Bedding Pelargoniums, with Ornamental Leaves

Pelargoniums, Specimen, by Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough

Pelargoniums - Zonal Pelargoniums for Winter Decoration, by Dr. John Denny, FRHS

Petunias for Conservatory Decoration, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

Primroses, Hardy

Rhododendron Venusta - Early Flowering Rhododendrons

Rose, Marechal Niel, by George Gordon

Roses - A Few Words on the Crystal Palace Rose Show, by W.D. Price, Esq.

Roses - New Roses Raised in Lyons, by M. Jean Sisley

Roses - On Raising Roses from Seed

Roses, Pot

Roses, Town, by George Gordon

Roses, Yellow

Strelitzia Regina, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

Succulent Plants for Bedding, by Henry Cannell, FRHS

The Tree Daisy

Flower Gardening Tips

Bedders for Next Season, by John Walsh

Bulbous Flowers for Spring Decoration, by Robert Oubridge, Church Walk Nursery, Stoke Newington

Digging Flower Borders in Winter

Garden Bowers, by a Kentish Gardener

Garden Guide for the Month

Gay Gardens in Spring, by James Ford, Head Gardener, Grange Wood, Norwood

How to Utilize Old Bulbs, by William Johnson

Hunting for Bedding Plants, by John Walsh

Leaf-Embroidered Flower Beds, by Thomas Trussler

On Mixed Plantations, by John Morrison, Coneypark Nursery, Stirling

On Spring Flowers, by George Smith

Plants in Pots

Preparing and Planting Flower-Beds by Thomas Trussler

A Rainbow of Flowers, by George Gordon

Raising Hardy Perennial Plants from Seed, by Thomas Trussler

Seasonable Notes on Bedding Plants, by Thomas Trussler, Head Gardener, Knighton, Buckhurst Hill

Showy Flowers for the Conservatory, by Thomas Trussler

Useful Hints on Seed-Sowing, by James Calvert

The Winter Decoration of Flower-Beds

Winter Flowers for the Conservatory, by John Burley, FRHS

Fruit & Vegetable Gardening

Celery Culture in Beds, by George Gray, Head Gardener, Ewell Castle, Surrey

Cherry Culture, by Thomas Trussler, Head Gardener, Knighton, Buckhurst Hill

Choice Apples for Small Gardens, by John Scott, Merriott Nurseries, Somerset

Choice Strawberries for Gardens, by George Smith

The Cultivation of Asparagus

The Cultivation of Beans

Cultivation of Broccoli and Cauliflower

Culture of the Onion

The Culture of the Water-Cress Without Water, by M. Mayer de Jouhe

Fruit Trees for Villa Gardens 1: The Apple, by John Scott, Merriott Nurseries, Somerset

Grape Vines in Ground Vineries, by George Gray, Head Gardener, Ewell Castle, Surrey

How to Crop the Kitchen Garden, by a Kentish Gardener

The Management of Fruit-Houses in Autumn, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

May Work in the Kitchen Garden, by George Gray, Head Gardener, Ewell Castle, Surrey

New Vegetables, by George Gordon

Notes on Potatoes

Notes on the Storage of Root Crops, by George Gray, Head Gardener, Ewell Castle, Surrey

Notes on Winter Greens

On Grafting and Budding, by A. Murray, Esq., FLS

Plums for Small Gardens, by John Scott, Merriott Nurseries, Somerset

Preparing Autumn and Winter Vegetables, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

Ripe Grapes at Christmas, by J.W. Meredith

Seasonable Work in the Orchard-House, by a Kentish Gardener

Select Garden Beets, by Messrs. Barr & Sugden

The Trial of Garden Peas at Chiswick in 1872

The Value of Glass in the Cultivation of Fruit

The Varieties of Kale, or Borecole

Variegated Kales

Winter Salading, by George Gray, Head Gardener, Ewell Castle, Surrey

Garden Tools and Structures

The Amateur's Plant Stove, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

Heating Small Plant Houses, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex

The Idle Man's Conservatory, by J. Williams, Superintendent of Indoor Plant Department, Crystal Palace, Sydenham

On Garden Walls: A Lesson for Town Gardeners, by W.D. Prior, Esq., Clapton

On the Construction of Plant and Fruit Houses, by a Kentish Gardener

A Rustic Plant-House

The Value of Glass in the Cultivation of Fruit

Wintering Tender Plants Without Fire-Heat, by George Gordon

Home Decor and Crafts

Design for a Flower Stand

Flower Baskets for the Drawing Room

Flowers for Christmas Decorations, by Thomas Trussler

Preserving and Mounting Ferns

Quick Method of Preparing Skeleton Leaves