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PLANNING THE HOME GARDEN 



This plan is designed to be cultivated by both horse and hand 

 implements. However, a certain amount of hoeing will be 

 found to be valuable. This plan introduces the cold frame 

 in addition to the hotbed. It is advisable to construct a 

 four-sash hotbed and a four-sash cold frame. However, 



Fig. 4. — A city vegetable garden, 45 by 50 feet. 



the hotbed space can be made either larger or smaller accord- 

 ing to the conditions. In such an event the space devoted 

 to the asparagus can either be reduced or extended. In case 

 the cold frames are not desired the space can be devoted to 

 an outdoor seed bed, which is of great value. 



