310 THE BEGINNER'S GARDEN BOOK 



General Review Questions 



1. Describe what you consider a good position for a flower garden. 

 A vegetable garden. 



2. Why should one make a garden plan ? Did yours work out 

 well? Why? 



3. What do you consider the best perennial flowers ? Vegetables? 



4. Explain the use and value of shrubs, roses, vines. 



5. What fruits do you recommend growing ? 



6. What are tests of suitable tools ? What ones do you wish to 

 get ? Why should you keep them clean ? 



7. Explain the difference between good and bad spading of a 

 garden. 



8. Tell how to plant in rows. In hills. 



9. What is the value of thinning ? What is your method of 

 transplanting ? 



10. Tell of your most troublesome plant enemies. How did you 

 fight them ? 



11. What bird or insect helpers have you found in your garden? 



12. Explain the way to bring a garden through a dry spell. 



13. Tell how to water a lawn. Why should it be rolled in spring ? 



