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See the Bulb at the Base of the Mother Flower at the 

 Right! A Father Flower is Standing Near the Center 121 



Spinach can be Grown as a Late Fall Crop or Wintered 

 over, by Covering with Leaves or Litter, to Harvest 

 in the Spring 127 



Grasp Beans Close to the Stem when Picking, and Bend 

 Upward. The Stem Should Remain on the Bean . . 135 



Twist a Cabbage and it Will Come out of the Ground, 

 Root and all 139 



Choose the Largest Stalks of Rhubarb, Pulling Outward 

 and Downward. The Stem Should Come Free from 

 the Root with the Sheath Attached 144 



Sea Kale is the First Vegetable to Appear in the Spring 146 



A Five-year-old Udo Plant. The White Blossoms are 

 much Loved by Bees 147 



Chinese Cabbage, "Pe-Tsai," Forms a Large Head of 

 Delicate Crinkled Leaves 151 



Turning the Compost to Help it Decay and Become 



Humus for Next Year's Garden 156 



Sweet Peas Growing on Wire Fencing 161 



Lima Beans Covering an Arbor in a Most Artistic 



Fashion 163 



Sketch X . . . 167 



Making Gutters with a Rake Handle Just as we Made 

 Them with a Pencil in our Seed Box . . . . . . 168 



This Gardener is Making a Mistake. He Should Sow 

 the Center Row First, also the Teeth of the Rake are 

 up they are Dangerous 171 



Forget-me-nots are Generous with their Blossoms . . . 178 



Flower Bulbs we can Plant in the Spring. Starting at 

 the Left, They are Gladiolus, Dahlia, Tigridia, and 

 Lily 185 



Gladioli Must Be Taken up when Frost Comes and 

 Stored in a Cool, Dry Place until Spring. This Pic- 

 ture Shows a Mother Bulb and her Babies . . .'187 



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