LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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1. Daylight saving and the gardener .... 3 



2. Part played by power and temperature in 



growth of plant 12 



S. Clay soil from a well-tilled garden . . .16 



4. Garden loam best soil for general gardening . 16 



5. Sand. Note lack of any humus .... 16 



6. Muck soil with undecayed vegetable matter . 16 



7. Right way to spade 39 



8. Wrong way to spade 40 



9. Right and safe way to leave tools . . . .41 



10. Wrong dangerous way to leave tools not in use 42 



11. Correct way to use hand-cultivator ... 44 



12. Tiring way of using seeder 45 



13. Efficient way of handling rake 46 



14. Inefficient manner of raking 47 



15. Diagram of a hotbed 97 



16. Broken bits of pots put in to insure proper 



drainage 112 



17. Seed sown in divided flat . . . . . .112 



18. Sifting sand and loam over the seed . . .112 

 19. Pressing soil round seed to hasten growth . . 112 

 20. Glass and paper used to prevent evaporation . 114 



