R6sume 



THE GARDEN WEEK BY WEEK 



Dec. continue. Artichokes may be cut down. Endive that is 

 large enough may be blanched. Late Cauliflowers may 

 be stored in a shed. Cabbages should be hoed, and 

 Broccoli bent over. Early Cucumbers and Tomatoes 

 may be sown. French Beans may be sown also. Celery 

 should be protected and store Potatoes examined. 

 Vacant ground should be dug, trenched, and manured. 

 Rubbish should be burned. 



A Last Look Round 



The Christmas holidays afford an opportunity for a 

 general retrospect of the garden during the year : its 

 work, its pleasure, its disappointments, and its rewards. 

 The happiness that arose out of past successes is felt 

 again, the sadness that springs from failure is remem- 

 bered only as a warning. Errors made in the past are 

 errors avoided in the future, if they are viewed in the 

 right light — that is, as salutary lessons. 



We look back on summer days spent under our own 

 ^Vine and Fig trees." We see concrete examples of 

 good work done in the form of arches. Rose gardens, and 

 shrubberies, all half-hidden now, perhaps, under a mantle 

 of snow, but full of life and meaning to us, their makers. 



We see the flowers in our greenhouses, the fruit trees 

 on our walls, the vegetables in our stores. We feel the 

 glow of health on our faces. 



We take a last look round before drawing the curtains 

 and turning to the Christmas fire. 



And we say : Gardening is good for us, body and 

 soul. 



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