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that they will not carry disease and insects from one to 

 the other. The best results may be expected if each of 

 the crops demands a different kind of food element. 

 Crops grown for roots may be followed by a tall crop 

 that makes its growth mostly aboveground. Radishes 



FIG. 131. A Home Garden in Cambridge, Massachusetts 

 The photograph was taken August 1 



and beets may be followed by tomatoes. If late radishes 

 and beets are to be grown, they should not succeed early 

 crops of the same kind, as there is less danger of failure 

 if they are planted with other late, low-growing vege- 

 tables in some other part of the garden. Sometimes a 

 perennial crop may be succeeded by annual crops. If 



