92 Gardening 
Fic. 53. A photograph of the garden the plan of which is shown in Figure 52. 
With only two seasons’ experience the owner has one of the most successful 
gardens in his community. 
or % inch) to represent a foot, the plan may be easily 
drawn and distances on any part of it may be deter- 
mined at.once by merely laying the ruler on the por- 
tion to be measured. 
Several plans may have to be drawn before the most 
satisfactory arrangement isfound. ‘The final plan should 
be drawn on heavy cardboard and kept for ready refer- 
ence. It should show exactly how many rows and how 
many feet of rows of each variety are to be planted. 
With such a plan one can determine the amount of seed 
required for each variety. 
A few general directions regarding the making of a 
garden plan may be given. Tall growing plants, like 
corn, pole beans, peas on brush or wire, tomatoes trained 
