The Home Garden 



small garden it will occupy room which might 

 better be given over to other plants. But if 

 economy of space does not have to be con- 

 sidered, it is well to have a few hills of it to 

 furnish material for the good old pumpkin pie 

 which always seems to have a finer flavor if 

 made from pumpkins of one's own growing. 



Give it a rich, light soil — one of sandy loam, 

 if possible. Plant in May, after the ground 

 has become warm, in hills at least eight feet 

 apart, having two or three plants to a hill. 



The yotmg plants must be protected from 

 frost and the squash beetle. Dusting them 

 with land plaster or road dust will drive away 

 this enemy, or they may be covered with net- 

 ting. A cone of paper placed over the plants 

 on a cold night will prevent injury from frost. 



After some fruit has set, cut off the end of 

 the vines to prevent further production, thus 

 throwing the strength of the plant into the 

 development of the fruit already set. 



The best sort for garden culture is the Sugar 

 or New England Pie Pumpkin. This is small, 

 with a firm, fine-grained flesh of great sweet- 

 ness. It makes excellent pies. It is a good 

 keeper if gathered before frost touches it, and 



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