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LAYING OUT THE GARDEN 

 HERE will be little 'laying oat'' to do 



will be to make use of every available bit of 

 soil; the beds will be narrow^ and the paths 

 between them will be just wide enough to 

 walk in, and these will be the only portions 

 of the ground in which something is not 

 grown. Not much chance for planning, you 

 see. 



In the larger garden it will be not only 

 possible, but advisable, to do considerable 

 planning. 



If a garden-cultivator is used — and this 

 should be done whenever possible — plan for 

 rows that will enable you to run it the en- 

 tire length of the garden without turning. 

 Beds are no longer in favor with gardeners 

 who aim to reduce the work to be done to the 

 minimum, for in them the cultivator cannot 

 be used to advantage, and weeding cannot 



Here the chief aim 



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