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The Vegetable Garden. 



The following plans are offered as suggestions : 



The following figure represents a plat of ground eight feet, 

 tree inches wide, and sixteen feet, six inches long, or half a 

 [uare rod. 



The first twelve rows of vegetables are twelve inches apart. 



Rows 13, 14, 15 are 20 inches apart. 



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FIG. 8. 



The rows -in the above plat are planted as follows : 



Rows 1 and 2 are planted to radishes 2 inches apart. 

 Rows 3 and 4 are planted to lettuce 6 inches apart. 

 Rows 5, 6, 7, 8 are planted to beans 6 inches apart. 

 Rows 9, 10, 11, 12 are planted to beets 4 inches apart. 

 Rows 13, 14, 15 are planted to tomatoes 20 inches apart. 

 Rows 1, 2, 3, 4 may be followed by beans. 



Rows 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 may be followed by spinach, turnips, 

 ind winter radishes. 



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