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scheme of the vegetable-garden. A httle 

 study of garden possibihties will soon con- 

 vince one that it is an easy matter to make 

 the vegetable-garden as attractive, so far as 

 color is concerned, as the flower-garden is. 

 And while we are at work at gardening, why 

 not make it as attractive as possible? The 

 pleasing appearance of it will lend addi- 

 tional qualities to the fine flavor of its 

 vegetables if we believe that beauty and 

 practicality ought to work in harmony wdth 

 each other. 



Sage, summer savory, and other garden- 

 grown plants used for seasoning or medicinal 

 purposes should be gathered when in their 

 prime. If one waits until late in the season 

 before cutting them, much of their virtue will 

 have been expended in the ripening process 

 w^hich all plants undergo after they complete 

 their growth. Cut them close to the ground, 

 and tie them in loose bunches, and hang them 

 in a shady place until their moisture has 

 evaporated. Then put them in paper bags 

 and hang away in a store-room or closet for 

 the winter. Plants treated in this way will 

 retain nearly all their original flavor, and be 

 found far superior to the kinds you buy at 

 the store. 



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