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Resolved that the communications and sketch above referred 
‘o be nea ith the Secretary of the Board of Estimate and 
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I vats aay that the foregoing is a true copy of resolution 
adopted by the Board of Estimate and es ata 
meeting of said Board held on December 21, 1917 
(Signed) ne Mar 
Assistant ae 
THE HOME VEGETABLE GARDEN 
One of the strongest national appeals this year for the home 
food garden is to save transportation space. Cargo for all 
carriers is far in excess of the means to move it, and war material 
has the first call. Whatever each of us can do to relieve the 
situation is a real help. Such green food as we can produce for 
ourselves is apt to be bulky, and with many home gardens the 
aggregate will be large, and will mean a tremendous total saving 
of carrier space. 
More than ever we must use good judgment in our gardens, 
our best. S 
Buy the best grade of seeds, and only as much as needed. Plant 
these seeds carefully, with special attention to spacing in the 
rows and between the rows, so tha ere will be less thinning 
deeply dug, free from weeds, well cultivated. Let us be proud 
of the clean, straight rows, well spaced. Let novices grow what 
is reasonably sure of success, and leave to the iia growers 
the special, the difficult, and the field 
The green foods are especially valiaties in ihe dietary, and the 
fresher they are the more valuable they are. Only from the 
ome garden can they be gathered just at the right stage of 
development and a few minutes before using. 
