62 GARDEN PROFITS 



"Asparagus, eagerly watched for, now got above 

 ground. New plants (Palmetto, three years old) 

 were put out two years ago. 



"April 23 tulips began to bloom. April 26 the 

 first asparagus was used. More peas planted. 

 Gladiolus bulbs put out. April 30 the tulips were 

 at their best. 



"The first week in May more beans were planted. 

 Some of the zinnias in the seed box were set out. 

 Asters were transplanted to two inches apart in 

 another box. 



" May 9. The third crop of mustard was put out. 

 Used as greens instead of spinach we find mustard 

 more palatable because of its pungent taste. 



"May 12. The plants came. This is always 

 nearly as big a day in making the garden as the day 

 peas are planted. 



"The next week the tomato plants were set out. 



"May 23 was another big day. The first sweet 

 peas bloomed, the first in town. A small square 

 of golden yellow popcorn was planted for the boy's 

 amusement. Before the 31st tomatoes and roses 

 were in bloom. 



" In June flowers began to bloom on every hand. 

 All the plants started in the house were put out. 

 Tulips were not dry enough to dig until the middle 

 of the month. They were succeeded by asters in 

 four varieties. June 8 a hundred celery plants, 

 bought of a gardener for forty cents, were put out 

 between rows of cauliflower, mustard and peas. 

 They were four inches high. In less than a month 

 mustard and cauliflower were out, leaving the 



