THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



closely into the details when gardening for pleasure 

 or for the privilege of eating one's own vegetables. 

 One must sacrifice something in learning to gar- 

 den, just as the young housewife sacrifices her 

 eggs and butter and flour in learning to cook; it 

 is the resultant knowledge, after all, which counts, 

 and if the work is done in one's spare time, with 

 little labour hired, the balance cannot be far on 

 the wrong side. 



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