PRACTICAL GARDENING 



CHAPTER I 



THE THREE TYPES OF BACK YARD 

 GARDENS 



The prosperity of any country depends not alone 

 upon its great manufacturing plants or extensive farm- 

 ing but upon the productiveness of every back yard 

 garden. 



THERE are three types of back yard 

 gardens; the city garden with its very 

 limited space to cultivate and in many in- 

 stances unfavorable conditions to exist in; the 

 village or suburban garden with more space de- 

 voted to the raising of vegetables, fruits and 

 flowers, having less unfavorable conditions 

 with which to cope ; and finally the rural garden 

 where the space is not limited, with usually a 

 fine loam soil and an adequate supply of 

 manure available, free-air drainage, sunshine 

 and moisture in abundance. 



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