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may be disappointed in getting them when 

 wanted, and you take the chances of getting 

 a poorer quality. 



Don't let the pages of the catalogues devoted 

 to "novelties" tempt you into investing in 

 new things. Not one "novelty" in a hundred 

 is worth growing. Hold fast to the varieties 

 whose merit has been amply proved. 



Go over the garden tools and make what- 

 ever repairs may be needed. It is a most 

 vexatious thing to find that a garden tool, 

 when you need it, is out of repair, and you 

 must stop and put it in proper shape. 



It is a good plan to give all woodwork about 

 garden tools a coat or two of paint. They will 

 last enough longer to make it richly worth 

 while. 



Racks and trellises can be made now. Posts 

 for stringing wires on to support grape-vines, 

 raspberries, and the like can be got ready now. 

 Racks for tomatoes should be very substantially 

 made, as they will have to sustain considerable 

 weight. 



Think out the work that will be upon you 

 with a rush a little later, and do all of it that 

 can be done in advance. 



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