BOOK OF THE HOME GARDEN 



feathery white blossom and queer prickly seed pods 

 and tendrils to climb by. They are prettiest 

 through the middle of the summer. 



I wonder if you are perfectly breathless after 

 reading all this, and are saying to yourself, "This 

 is as bad as any catalog." But I have given you 

 only 14 tall flowers, 14 short flowers, and 6 vines to 

 choose from though you have 18 vegetables on the 

 list. 



Now this is the way to choose : Decide how many 

 tall varieties you wish, how many medium and how 

 many short. Now pick out the tall ones that you 

 like best, writing down the names, color, and 

 height; then do the same with the medium and the 

 short. For instance, your bed is to be ten feet long 

 and six feet wide, and you can reach it from both 

 sides, of course. Then you can have one row of tall 

 plants in the middle, one row of medium each side 

 of it, and one row of short on each edge, so that 

 makes 



1 row tall 



2 rows medium 

 2 rows short. 



After you have made your list you can easily tell 

 whether your plants go together well, or if their 

 colors are going to clash. 



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