PLANNING THE GARDEN 



then, one should grow in abundance those things 

 of which most consumption is made. There will be 

 a demand for those vegetables which come earliest 

 in spring rhubarb, asparagus, radishes, lettuce, 

 and such quick-growing things; and for vege- 

 tables which may be stored in the cellar to increase 

 the none-too-generous variety of the winter larder 

 potatoes, parsnips, carrots, squash, and the like. 

 Sweet corn, beans, peas, and beets, especially those 

 for early greens, cabbage, cauliflower, and toma- 

 toes, will be indispensable summer products which 

 must be provided for. 



A little study of the catalogues or of the instruc- 

 tions under the heading of various vegetables will 

 show the height of these, the period at which they 

 are in season, and the distance apart they should 

 be planted, and this data will furnish the necessary 

 information as to quantity of seed or number of 

 plants required for a given area. 



If the land devoted to the kitchen garden is 

 comprised in the boundaries of a city lot the ar- 

 rangement will, necessarily, be somewhat different 

 than that which would prevail in the country, 

 where the garden occupies more ground and is 



more or less retired from observation. On the city 



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