192 . THE BEGINNER'S GARDEN BOOK 



in order to make sure that your summer crop is good. 

 Remember of whom you buy, keep a record of the varieties, 

 and in the fall mark on the list whether they succeeded or 

 failed. Thus you can learn which kinds are best suited for 

 your soil ; and if you buy of more than one man, you can 

 find out which will serve you best. 



REVIEW QUESTIONS 



1. Why not plan the garden at the time of planting ? 



2. What kind of paper is the most convenient for making a plan ? 



3. What is companion cropping ? Succession cropping ? 



4. Where do you intend to put your flower garden ? Explain its 

 shape, its size, its background. What will you plant in it, and 

 why? 



5. What is the size and shape of your vegetable garden? How 

 will you run the rows ? What will you plant in it ? 



6. What hills will you plant, and at what distances ? 



7. Where will you get your seed? What do you know of your 

 seedsman ? 



