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seeds will sow about 250 feet of row, standing for a potential 

 maximum yield of 50 quarts at one picking or 2J times that 

 much from beginning to end of the yielding period. 



Corn is slightly smaller grained, the packets, while not larger, 

 containing on an average, more seeds. Yet Corn is seldom 

 spaced in the row, the work being too tedious. An average 

 packet will cover 25 feet of row, sown thinly. Only 25 plants 

 are permitted to develop, yielding at best, 50 good ears. Mul- 

 tiply this by five or six and you arrive at what one pound of 

 Sweet Corn will do, provided the cutworms behave and frost 

 stays away. 



The problem of Peas is the most complex because of the 

 great variation in yield of pods per plant dependent upon both 



soil and season. The best hope of any of the pedigreed dwarfs 

 mentioned is an average of 8 pods per vine. It takes 8 ounces 

 of seeds for every 20 feet of row, seeds sown thickly. With a 

 good "stand" and a fair "set," you should gather about 8 

 quarts of pods from every 10 feet of row, from start to finish. 

 In terms of the cookpot, that means about 3 quarts of shelled 

 peas; or one pound of seeds to be sown for every 12 quarts of 

 shelled peas desired. 



A hint in conclusion! The seeds are the cheapest item in 

 the garden's cost. It's awkward to run out of seeds in the 

 middle of the row, so order liberally! And as it's disappoint- 

 ing to have one's labor rewarded by a poor product, buy the 

 choicest strains obtainable, regardless of price. 



MAKING A GARDEN PLAN FOR YOURSELF 



CARL STANTON 



r SUALLY the new garden builder finds the house al- 

 ready placed, and will have to accept its position 

 and work from it. If, however, he is beforehanded 

 enough to be planning the grounds prior to building, 



he can pick the best location for it. 

 The choice of the spot for the house depends upon several 



factors: obviously a home ought to be placed so that the living 



rooms will get the best views, 



if possible; it should be turned 



so that the service portion 



will be at the back, or on the 



northern and eastern sides; 



and to allow as much " sunny 



side" as possible, the house 



is best placed near the bound- 

 ary line to the north, and 



within 20 or 30 feet from the 



street (provided, of course, 



that other conditions war- 

 rant it). Give the house the 



best location that your 



grounds afford, and develop 



the rest of the estate with 



reference to it. 

 A cardinal fact to be ever 



borne in mind when taking 



steps toward making any sort 



of landscape design is the 



beauty of simplicity. An 



atmosphere suggesting " rest, 



quietness, and peace" is the 



goal of all such effort. With 



this thought in mind avoid 



all that is harsh or gaudy; 



even an underdeveloped 



property may be preferable to 



the ornately overdeveloped 



estate. 



Before much can be done 



in the way of designing, it is 



necessary to have a plan of 



the grounds as they are now 



— just a simple drawing that 



shows the boundary lines, the 



Frankly open to the passer-by with the walk leading 



direct to the main door, is usually the most practical 



treatment of the approach on the small plot 



location of any existing features (buildings, drives, trees, hills, 

 etc.) the direction of the good views, to be retained open or per- 

 haps emphasized, and of course those to be shut from sight. 

 Locate the points of the compass on the plan, as much of what 

 is right or wrong in designing hinges on their relationship to 

 introduced features. 

 The land surrounding the dwelling is divided into three 



parts — the service portion, 

 the "front lawn," and the 

 living area. The service por- 

 tion including the drives, 

 walks, the garage, the clothes- 

 yard, etc. (all those parts 

 which are necessary to the 

 proper functioning of the es- 

 tate, but which we do not 

 expect will add much to its 

 beauty) should be determined 

 first of all, as these things are 

 fundamental to the comfort 

 of the occupants and affect the 

 every-day activities. This 

 area is to be kept as compact 

 as possible to save space, and 

 so that it may be readily shut 

 from view of the living area. 

 In the accompanying plan 

 and for our present consid- 

 eration, it has been placed 

 on the shady side of the 

 house, in order that it may 

 be hidden from the rest of 

 the estate, and so that peo- 

 ple in the garden and on the 

 piazza will not be both- 

 ered by the noises of the 

 kitchen, etc., and by delivery 

 wagons coming to the house. 

 This arrangement allows 

 about as much land on the 

 southern side of the house, 

 the 'sunny" side that we 

 wish to develop, as it is pos- 

 sible to have. 



