A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



and the birds cannot steal the fruit as it 

 ripens. 



Weeds should be vigorously attacked this 

 month to prevent their seeding and infest- 

 ing the ground for next year. Brush which 

 is encroaching round fences and in odd 

 corners can be destroyed now more easily 

 than at any other time of the year, because 

 the sap and strength is nearly all in the top 

 growth at this season; therefore cutting 

 down to the earth's surface robs the roots of 

 winter nourishment, and they invariably die 

 of inanition. 



FLOWER GARDEN 



Prepare or plant a border or bed of bulbs. 

 They will herald spring next year in your 

 flower garden almost before the snow melts. 

 Finding the first snowdrop or crocus is such 

 a real joy that it seems wrong not to spend 

 the little time and cash necessary to start 

 them. Once established, they will come up 

 year after year. If the earth is heavy, mix 



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