PIGS FLOWER BEDS 



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Branches of Fig tree 

 pegged down 



ig branches covered 



Winter frosts, for the fruit is now set on the trees), and the 

 late crop begins in August and continues to ripen in suc- 

 cession till frost, it is easy to see what a desirable fruit the 

 Fig is. In this section it is easy to have a great abundance 

 of Figs, and it is possible almost anywhere in the 

 United States to have both early and late crops 

 in abundance by taking a little trouble to protect 

 the trees in winter. Years ago the writer grew 

 Figs in abundance in a very cold locality in 

 northern Maryland, and never failed 

 to get a good crop. ' Where the winter 

 temperature seldom drops lower than 

 18 or 20 above zero, Figs will need no special 

 protection if sheltered from cold winds. In 

 colder climates they should be branched from the 

 ground, and, after the leaves have fallen, be bent 

 ^ o the ground in four bundles and covered with 

 earth, making a sharp mound over the center and 

 sloping off like a four-pointed star or cross, as shown in 

 the cuts, taken from Bulletin 74 of North Carolina Ex- 

 periment Station." t 



Flower Beds. Two classes of subjects are to 

 be considered in the discussion of Flower Beds : those con- 

 cerned with the location of the bed ; those concerned with 

 the actual making of the bed itself. Most persons do not 

 consider the former subject. If one wants a flower garden in 

 which there is to be a collection of plants grown for the 

 plants' sake, the garden should be placed at the rear or one 

 side, and may be laid out in regular fashion like a vegetable 

 garden. If the flowers are to be a part of the home picture, 

 that is, a part of the place itself, then they may be 

 freely distributed amongst the border planting, or as edgings 

 along groups of shrubbery. It is rarely, if ever, allowable 

 to place formal beds in the lawn in home grounds. The 

 place for carpet-bedding is usually in parks or other public 

 areas, in sections which are set aside and devoted to that 



