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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



Keep the ground well cultivated. After 

 every shower stir the surface soil with a rake 

 so as to keep the surface covered with finely 

 broken up soil. 



Should the summer be dry. once a week thor- 

 oughly saturate the ground about the toma- 

 toes with soap-suds or water and a day later 

 rake it. The cut at the head of this letter 



The Germans Spare the Trees. 



It is said that the German invaders of 

 Belgium, whatever else they may have 

 destroyed, have been careful not to in- 

 jure park trees. The cavalrymen, so a re- 

 port goes, are forbidden to tie their 



shows the possibilities with this variety of to- 

 matoes. J. K. Stauleton. 



Following this method the pupils 

 achieved astonishing success. Through 

 the courtesy of the "Nature-Study Re- 

 view" we present an illustration of one 

 of these successful efforts. 



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horses to trees for fear that the animals 

 will gnaw the bark. Germany was the 

 first nation to apply forestry on a large 

 scale, some of the crown forests having 

 been under scientific management for 

 over a hundred years. — "Nature-Study 

 Review." 



