Bl PLANT 



NEEDS 



It is of the greatest importance to keep the 

 soil open and loose by proper tillage, so as to 

 make plants healthy and vigorous. 



Though plants need air they should be pro- 

 tected from draughts and sudden blasts of air, 

 whether hot or cold. For this reason, the in- 

 telligent gardener will consider the effect of 

 wind upon his crops and where necessary 

 will plant windbreaks. If you look about you, 

 you cannot fail to see the ill effects of strong 

 winds in the odd shapes of forest trees; and in 

 badly arranged gardens you will find the same 

 effects in the fruit trees and small fruit bushes 

 and in the stunted crops. Plants shape them- 

 selves to their surroundings, and the way they 

 shape themselves is determined by inherited 

 qualities; so it may be said that the success of 

 the plant depends upon its surroundings and 

 upon the seed it came from. 



