l82 PRIZE GARDENING 



enclose by a row of boards on all four sides. This 

 does away with all hard work of hilling up and enables 

 one to raise much more on the same ground, and of 

 course one can afford to fertilize heavily. This plan 

 may have some drawbacks, but if it has I have not 

 found them out. I also cover the tops of the two rows 

 with pieces of old carpet to more effectually shut off 

 the light. This weather celery requires air, so I gen- 

 erally throw off the carpet in the evening and replace 

 it in the morning. 



Trees in the garden are a delusion and a snare. 

 They are always in the way and take up more room 

 than they are worth. If anyone should ask for advice 

 I should say never plant a tree in your garden. There 

 is only one thing T know of worse than a tree in a 

 garden — and that is two trees. 



Everyone should have Japan wine berries ; they 

 come after raspberries and are very fine for anyone 

 who likes an acid berry. They are also excellent for 

 jellies. 



I have raised two crops on nearly all my garden. 

 On part of the ground I have planted the third crop. 

 Where the celery bed was I first had early peas, fol- 

 lowed by celery, which gave place to my trial straw- 

 berry bed. 



To shade the plants as I transplant them until 

 they get used to their new surroundings, I use four 

 strips of muslin twelve feet long and nine inches wide, 

 these I tack to small stakes, a stake at about every four- 

 feet. I stick them up along the row of plants set out 

 and this shades them from the sun. The advantage of 

 such an arrangement is that they are easily handled, 

 and when not in use roll up into very small space and 

 are always ready. Each day I set out just as many 

 plants as I can protect. 



