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THE BEGINNER'S GARDEN BOOK 



Soak the ground thoroughly, then cultivate, and let the plants 

 tell you when they need help again. If there is not much 

 water to give daily, then water only one part of the garden at 

 a time, giving each part its turn once or twice a week. 



Fig. 170. — Types of corn for study. 



This is a good time to study one's vegetables and flowers, 

 practising the eye to choose good specimens. For instance, 

 in Fig. 170, number 3 is an ear of field corn : could not one 

 with a better tip be found ? Is 1 or 2 a better ear of sweet 

 corn ? Which of the two at 4 is the better to save for seed ? 

 Study butts as at 5, tips as at 6, and depths of kernels as at 



