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The Home Garden 



One hundred feet of okra. 



Twenty eggplants. 



Six large clumps of rhubarb. 



An asparagus bed 25 feet long and 3 feet wide. 



Late cabbage, cauliflower and celery are to occupy the space 

 njade vacant by removing early crops of early and intermediate 

 peas and string beans. 



A border on one side or end will bold all herbs, such as 

 parsley, thyme, sage, hyssop, mints. 



Much of the satisfaction in the garden of one's own 

 hands lies in the compact housing of garden tools and 

 supplies, keeping all the outfit painted and repaired. The 

 daily work will suggest many conveniences and aids to be 

 made rainy days and odd times on the work-bench in the 

 garden-house, for it is assumed that even the home gar- 

 den will have its headquarters in a small neat structure 

 built for the purpose or in a part of the barn, woodshed, 

 garage or basement. 



The garden will be well laid out, according to a plan. 

 All of it will express good workmanship — this is part of 

 its educational value to children. There is also a whole- 

 some promptitude about garden work. The place will be 

 planned with due regard both for good appearance and 

 economy of labor. " It improves the appearance of the 

 garden greatly and makes the work easier if all crops are 

 planted in straight rows,'' writes C. E. Durst, in Circ. 

 198, 111. Exp. Sta. " For this purpose one should get into 

 the habit of using a garden line. This should be stretched 

 tightly and the rows made just to one side of it so that 

 the line will not be moved and the rows made crooked as 

 a result. For making deep drills for onion sets and peas. 



