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and the old garden to one who has left them and come to the city or the 

 suburbs. Generally speaking, however, the main object is to obtain one 



of the best of foods — fresh 

 vegetables. The last-named 

 purpose results from the ina- 

 bility of the consumer to pro- 

 cure from the tradesman high- 

 class produce fresh from the 

 garden. 



The consumer-g a r d e n e r, 

 however, should not only have 

 in mind the purpose of obtain- 

 ing fresh vegetables ; he should 

 also plan to have a continuous 

 supply of such vegetables, of 

 as great a variety as possible. 

 This depends entirely on 



FlG. 30. — ■ Turban squash. Quality excellent 



careful garden planning and its successful execution. 



A good time to begin planning the home vegetable garden is in winter, 

 when most persons have more leisure than at other seasons. Many seed 

 catalogues can be obtained early in the winter and from these a fairly satis- 

 factory list of seeds can be made up. Some firms supply special vegetable 

 seeds on which they have worked for several years; other houses are 

 noted for certain varieties of vegetables, as a firm in Massachusetts for 

 squashes and a Philadelphia firm for melons. The special work of such 

 companies may be turned to advantage by the consumer. 



Fig. 31. — Half of a Hubbard squash. 

 First quality 



Fig. 32. — Marrow squash. Delicious 

 quality 



In choosing varieties of corn, the seed for early strains should be bought 

 from firms offering a variety that matures very early and is of fair to good 



