LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Digging into a Pile of Humus. Notice How Large the 



Weeds Have Grown 3 



A "Terraced" Garden 6 



A "Raised" Garden 6 



The Beginning of a City Backyard Garden .... 7 



A "Radical" Garden 10 



Three Beds, with Wide Paths, which Can Be Reached 



from both Sides 12 



Plan of a Vegetable Garden / . . 13 



The "Crooked" Way; the "Straight" Way .J;, , . 14 

 A Cabbage Seedling Large Enough to be Transplanted 19 

 Fifteen Potatoes from One Quarter of a Potato ... 31 

 "Ladies' Tools" are Strong, Well Made and of Medium 



Size V : Vv .' .. ." 37 



Hand Tools. Use the Fork and Claw when Cultivating; 



the Trowel when Transplanting 38 



Use a "Wheel Cultivator" if your Garden is Large . . 41 

 After the Garden is Laid Out Fork the Earth, Turn and 



Spat it until it is Fine, Always Stepping Backward 45 

 The Insect in the White Cocoon is the Natural Enemy 



of the Tomato Worm. Do not Destroy it ... . 51 

 Corn Worms Busily at Work. The Mother Lays her 



Eggs near the Silk and her Children go into the Ear 



of Corn 53 



Implements of Garden Warfare. A Spray Pump for 



Liquids and Bellows for Powders 57 



Making Gutters in a Seed Box with a Pencil .... 63 

 A Clothes Sprinkler to Water your Seedlings .... 65 



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