CHAPTER IX 



THE GARDEN 



What the Garden Is. A garden is a place in which 

 small plants, such as flowering plants, vegetables, and 

 small fruits, are cultivated. A field is larger than a 

 garden. Such plants as rice, sugar-cane, etc., which 

 must be grown in large quantities in order to be profit- 

 able, are cultivated in fields. Vegetables, like tomatoes, 

 cabbage, onions, etc., when grown for profit, are often 

 planted in fields. An orchard is a place where only trees 

 are cultivated, while in a garden the plants are mostly 

 herbs. 



The Home Garden. The garden may furnish food for 

 home use only, or its produce may be sold in the market. 

 Everybody who has land about his house should have a 

 garden to supply his own wants ; for he can cultivate it 

 in the spare minutes that would otherwise be wasted. 

 The vegetables so crown at home cost almost nothing. 



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They taste better than those bought, since they may 

 always be used while fresh. Garden crops are very 

 valuable, much more so than most field crops. There- 

 fore, it pays to cultivate gardens much more thoroughly 

 than it is possible to cultivate large fields. 



The School Garden. Every school in which agriculture 

 is taught must have a garden. The usual garden plants 



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