PRACTICAL GARDENING 



power. Do not burn out the nests. This 

 practice always injures the limbs. Remove 

 the tent in the evening with a swab dipped in 

 kerosene. Do not leave the insects on the 

 ground or they will crawl back into the tree ; 

 burn them, 



Keep a diary. Start with April to keep a 

 garden diary. Keep a record of the tempera- 

 ture morning, noon and night. It will be val- 

 uable to you next year. Make notes on the 

 germination of seeds in the hotbed, date of 

 transplanting, date of harvesting and general 

 remarks. There is nothing more essential in 

 gardening than to be business-like, to know the 

 when, where and how of every plant grown. 



Spend your spare moments in your garden 

 library. Intelligence is the only sure road to 

 success in garden-making. 



Clean up all rubbish and on rainy days 

 paint stakes, labels and other garden acces- 

 sories. 



FRUITS AND BERRIES 



Burning and Spraying. Burn all brush or 

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