THE GARDEN PRIMER 



produce an immediate effect instead of delaying a 

 season, makes the latter more popular in one sense. 

 No garden is complete without both, however, though 

 the beginner will do well to undertake only a few of 

 either and those of the simplest and easiest culture. 



Of course it is apparent that under suitable 

 climatic conditions the tenderest annual in the world 

 might be perennial that is, it might live indefinitely 

 from year to year, from either root or self-sown seed; 

 while it is equally apparent that the hardiest perennial 

 of a North American garden would be only an annual 

 if carried sufficiently far north from its native habitat. 



Having thus briefly learned the sorts of plants and 

 the character of their longevity, and having decided 

 what you wish to plant and where to plant it, the next 

 problem that confronts the garden beginner is the 

 preparation of the soil of the beds that are to receive 

 the plants. Therefore it is requisite that he should 

 have some knowledge of the soiL 



