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vegetables that will be handled in this way, together 

 with the approximate dates for sowing and trans- 

 planting, are given on page 137. Lettuce and radish 

 can be grown even to maturity under glass, giving 

 fresh vegetables practically all winter. If you 

 have room to spare, you can well afford to start 

 some extra cabbage plants, to be sold later for 

 twenty-five cents a dozen. Of some of these crops 

 there will be later, outdoor sowings, but the culture 

 will then be simpler, as directed under seasonal 

 planting hints. 



After you have planned the garden, do it again, 

 even two or three times, that you may feel sure 

 you have planned to use the ground all the time with 

 the least waste. Don't be afraid to change the 

 plan the second year, either, for the season's ex- 

 perience will give you a number of new and im- 

 proved ideas. 



Catalogues and Seedsmen. By this time, you 

 probably have sent for seed catalogues and re- 

 ceived them. Of course, there is plenty of fun to 

 be obtained from studying half-a-dozen of these, 

 comparing prices, claims, pictures and so on, but 

 that is not the most economical way. You will 

 do better, and save time, if you choose one reliable 

 one, and make out your complete seed list from 

 that. You will already know how much you need 

 and perhaps will have heard of some particular 

 variety that you want to try. However, if you are 

 limited as to space and capital, better stick to one 

 or two standard varieties, and experiment, if at 

 all, very gently for the first year or so. 



