CONTENTS 



CHAPTER 



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The Three Types op Back Yard GaH' 

 DENS 



The Soil and How to Make It ^ 

 Fertilizers and How to Use Them 

 Tools and How to Use Them 

 Planning the Home Garden 

 The Hotbed and Cold Frame 

 Gaining Time in Early Spring 



The Potato 



Peas, Their Care and Culture 



Root Crops — Early and Late 



Salads and Greens All the Year Round 148 



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The Onion and Kindred Plants 



Warm Season Crops 



Vine Crops 



Celery and Celeriac . 



Cabbage and Kindred Plants 



Rhubarb and Asparagus . 



Vegetables Not Commonly Grown 



Keeping Vegetables and Fruits Over 

 Winter 



The Strawberry .... 



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