PRACTICAL GARDENING 



of your garden. FUl this to within three feet of 

 the surface with stone and run the tile about 

 twelve inches below the surface of the soil, 



THE SOU 



SAND 



TEXTURE 



LOAH CLAT 



HUCX 



TEMPERATURE 



MOISTUSE' 



48 f OBXnED 



r no 



DSABIAGI 



22 US 43 LBS 56 LBS 142 LBS 



vmi-iaiDiHs POWER OF 100 pouNDo or toil 



Fig. 2. — The •vrater-holding power, and temperature 

 vary according to the texture of the soil and both play 

 an important part in the growth and the time the plant 

 matures. 



slanting the tile so that it empties against the 

 stones. Cover the top of the stone with stiff 

 clay for about twelve inches and the remaining 



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