88 THE GAEDENETTE 



Tomato January to March ; May to 



June. 



Turnips ,. ...January to March; July to Oc- 

 tober. 



The author's personal experience in gardening 

 in the South proves that the Sandwich Beds are 

 admirably adapted to that region, for excellent 

 crops were grown regardless of adobe, alkali, 

 sand, or other unfavorable conditions. 



Sandwich Beds are especially successful on 

 strongly alkaline soils. In such cases first place 

 a layer, three inches deep, of old corn stalks. On 

 this build the regular Sandwich Beds. The alkali 

 will not trouble at all. 



The double muslin screens are just what is 

 needed to protect tender, succulent plants in this 

 land of sunshine. By use of this means of pro- 

 tection, the finest grades of celery, lettuce, spinach, 

 radishes, etc., can be produced with certainty. 



Other cultural directions are similar to those 

 found in the body of the book. 



STRAWBEKKIES 



This fine fruit is usually grown on large areas, 

 but can be produced in abundance, and of the finest 

 flavor, on very limited spaces. 



The difference in flavor is very much in favor 

 of the home grown article. This is particularly 

 true where berries are necessarily picked before 

 fully ripened, and shipped to distant markets. 



For finest flavor and highest excellence, straw- 

 berries should be gathered when fully ripe, prefer- 

 ably in the cool of the morning, with a trace of 

 dew upon them! 



