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"The hardest work of all in my garden was thin- 

 ning and transplanting, but it was at the same time 

 really the most interesting. Weeding was done 

 daily, never letting the weeds get ahead. 



"My western wind-break of wild barberry {Ber- 

 beris vulgaris), is the outcome of several years' 

 labor and is effective, both as regards use and 

 beauty. The scent of its yellow blossoms fills the 

 spring air, and its cardinal fruit adds to the bright- 

 ness of autumn, while some remain even through 

 the winter snows. 



"The thorns prove an additional safeguard 

 against small boys, who never make a second at- 

 tempt to crawl through." 



A PRACTICAL WORKING CALENDAR 



I am going to have a few things to say about 

 garden records further on, but in anticipation of 

 them, the calendar of a backyard garden is full 

 of interest. A space 40 x 45 ft. is not large enough 

 to require voluminous diaries, but it will give you 

 something to think over, and a good deal on which 

 to base future plans and additions. You could 

 not do better than to follow the example set by this 

 garden maker, in beginning work in February — 

 unless, indeed, you began in January. 



"One sunny afternoon in February the first 

 garden work was done. The whole afternoon was 

 spent with catalogues and the record book of the 

 year before. By night two short seed lists were 

 done, and a list of plants started. 



"In a garden as small as this it does not pay to 



