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July: FIRST WEEK 165 



Midsummer Work in the Vegetable Garden: Saving the 

 Soil Moisture; Egg-Plants and Peppers; the Vine Crops, 

 Transplanting in Dry Weather; Late Planting. 



" SECOND WEEK 172 



Starting Perennials and Biennials from Seed for Next 

 Year's Gardens. 



" THIRD WEEK 177 



Summer Work with Strawberries: Care of the Spring 

 Planted Bed; Remaking the Old Bed; Potted Plants; 

 Starting the New Bed; Fall Bearing Strawberries. 



" FOURTH WEEK 183 



Linking the Garden to the House; Summer Houses; Per- 

 golas; Trellises; Vines to Cover them. 



" FIFTH WEEK 189 



Crops that Make the Garden Rich: "Green Manuring;" 

 Soil "Binders" for Winter Cover; Inoculating to In- 

 sure Success. 



August: FIRST WEEK 194 



Getting House Plants Ready for Winter Bloom: New 

 Plants from Seeds and Cuttings; Summer Care of Potted 

 Plants; Plants from the Garden for Winter Flowering; 

 Making New Rubber Plants. 



" SECOND WEEK 200 



Making a New Lawn; Remaking an Old One; Peonies to 

 Plant Now. 



" THIRD WEEK 207 



Evergreens and Shrubs for Fall Planting: Planning an 

 Artistic Planting; Varieties for Special Purposes. 



FOURTH WEEK 212 



Planning and Building a Small Greenhouse: Materials; 

 Construction; Heating. 



September: FIRST WEEK 221 



Late Work in the Vegetable Garden: Last Plantings; 

 Getting Ready for the First Frosts; Preparing for 

 Winter Work under Glass. 



