230 SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS 



Perennials. Gooseberry and currant bushes, rhubarb, 

 asparagus, and other perennials should be placed along one 

 side of the garden. Cold frames and hotbeds should run 

 parallel with the perennial plants. Nothing must interfere 

 with the plowing, which should be done the long way. 



FIG. 130. A Home Garden in Sherborn, Massachusetts 



The photograph was taken September 1. All of the crops growing are 

 succession crops 



Succession of crops. Two or three crops may be grown 

 on the same land each year. Those maturing at about 

 the same time should be planted in adjoining rows. 

 The tillage demanded by the first crop should be such 

 as will leave the land in proper condition for the suc- 

 ceeding one. The crops should be so unlike each other 



