ILLUSTRATIONS 



GIBRALTAR ONIONS, ONE OF THE BEST FOR THE HOME 



GARDEN . . . . . -^.j ;/ Frontispiece 



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A GARDEN PLAN . . . . . .. <*, > , ,*,. 28 



LIQUID MANURE is ONE OF THE BEST-ACTING FER- 

 TILIZERS . . . . . . . 29 



A SINGLE BUT SERVICEABLE HOTBED . . , . 48 



TEMPORARY HOTBEDS IN A CITY BACK YARD . . 49 



STRAW $!AT FOR USE IN VERY COLD WEATHER . '.. 64 



SHOWING VEGETABLES GROWING IN HOTBED . . 65 



THE WHEEL HOE is THE HANDIEST GARDEN TOOL . 96 



THE EASIEST-RUNNING WHEEL HOE VALUABLE FOR 



MAINTAINING A DUST MULCH .... 96 



PAPER COLLAR TO PROTECT PLANT FROM CUT- WORMS . 97 



A HOME-MADE DIBBLE . . . .. . . 97 



A SCUFFLE MOUNTED ON WHEELS . . , , . 112 



THE SCUFFLE HOE Is EASIER TO WORK THAN THE 



ORDINARY HOE . . . . . . 112 



A GOOD COLLECTION OF HOME-GROWN VEGETABLES . 113 



LETTUCE MATURING IN HOME-MADE COLDFRAME . 113 



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