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US to dispense mainly with the services of the doctor. And yet, notwith- 

 standing all this appreciation, how few of the better class of our farmers 

 have even a passably good garden. How many of ordinary farmers 

 have none at all. 



I shall endeavor, in a rough way, to show how to lay out a garden, 

 such as any practical farmer may have, leaving much, perhaps very 

 much, to the imagination of the reader. Any plan will, of course, be 

 modified or changed to accommodate the quantity or shape of the garden 

 plat, or to suit the taste of the owner. 



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GARDEN PLAT. 



(Cot token from Prairie Famier Annual.) 



A — Raspberries. 

 B — Blackberries, 

 C — Currants. 

 D — Gooseberries. 

 E — Asparagus. 



F— Rhubarb. 



G — Strawberries. 



H — Roadwaj', ten feet wide. 



J — Paths, five feet wide. 



K — Flower beds, five feet wide. 



L — Border for flowering plants, nine feet wide. 



M — Pear-shaped bed, for ornamental plants. 



N — Hot-bed ; sash with four rows of glass, forty inches wide. 



P — Beds and curves, showing how ornamental effect can be produced. 



I, 2, 3, 4 — Vegetables. 

 The two principal paths, J, are shown of the same width as the roadway. 

 They may be reduced to five or six feet if necessary, or may be left out, and tem- 

 porary paths made from year to year to facilitate planting. The circular roadway 

 enables you to manure each separate plat. The path to the right is shown with 

 rounded corners, which will enable you to introduce ornamental beds. The pear- 

 shaped bed should not be so large as to interfere with the passage of a cart or 

 wagon. 



We will imagine the farm-house and offices located, as they generally 

 are, upon an eminence that is better than ordinarily drained, naturally; 

 for one of the pre-requisites to successful gardening is drainage^ although 



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