Gardening 



of the varieties listed. For example, the pole and bush 

 varieties of beans, the summer and winter radishes, and 

 the early and late varieties of the garden peas are prop- 

 erly listed and briefly described. One soon learns from 

 the seed catalogues alone, if there is no other source of 

 information, that there are wide differences between the 

 various sorts of the same vegetable. A study of the 

 descriptions in catalogues will help the beginner, before he 

 grows his crops, to judge the merits of different varieties. 



Van Ernie Kilpatrick 



FIG. 80. Seeds put up especially for New York City school children. The 

 Board of Education contracts with a seed firm for sets of seeds suitable for plant- 

 ing a small garden. 



