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trim privet hedges, fill in "thin" places in beds 

 and rows, spray the small fruits twice this 

 month, and keep a sharp eye open for cut- 

 worms. 



The garden maker will find when the plant- 

 lets have pushed up through the soil, that for 

 reasons not always known, there will, here and 

 there, be gaps in the flower rows. However, 

 it is not too late to fill in border gaps in June 

 when Dwarf Nasturtiums, etc., may be sown 

 for later flowering. Coleus cuttings, too, may 

 be taken and Portulaca seed planted in places 

 partly shaded where other flowers perhaps 

 would not thrive so well. 



With vegetable garden disappointments the 

 garden beginner must be patient for there is 

 stiU time for additional planting, as late crop 

 seeding may now be started for potatoes, car- 

 rots, sweet corn, beets, beans, and turnips, as 

 well as radishes for succession crops. June is 

 also the transplanting time for cabbages, 

 cauliflowers, tomatoes, peppers, and for cel- 

 ery. And do not forget that insect pests must 

 be battled with this month. Cut worms are 

 particularly hurtful in the early stages of the 

 garden and one must watch the tender young 



