A-B-C OF VEGETABLE GARDEXIXG 



To add to the attractive appearance of the 

 table in winter I would advise growing a few 

 plants of the red or purple cabbage to work 

 up in slaws and salads. Beets are capable of 

 giving a bit of color to the table that will be 

 as pleasing to the eye as the taste of this 

 vegetable is delightful to the palate. A root 

 of parsley^ potted in fall, will not only afford 

 much material for the garnishing of the vari- 

 ous dishes to which the housewife likes to 

 add a touch of this kind, but it can be made 

 the basis of a really beautiful table decora- 

 tion. A few bright flowers thrust in among 

 its crinklj" foliage will be quite as effective as 

 many more pretentious decorative schemes. 



The amateur gardener may begin work 

 with the belief that one crop in a season is 

 all he can expect from his garden. He will 

 soon discover his mistake. The early radishes 

 and the first crop of lettuce will mature be- 

 fore midsummer, and the ground they oc- 

 cupied can be planted to later varieties from 

 which a fully developed second crop can be 

 expected. Or other vegetables, like beets 

 and onions, can be planted where they grew, 

 to furnish material for the pickling season. 

 After the early potatoes have been dug the 



ground thev occupied should not be allowed 



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