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you really would deserve the name of gardener ! If 

 it must be done when the sun continues strong, shade 

 the plants from, say, ten to three o'clock, for a day or 

 two, with half sheets of old newspapers held in tent- 

 shaped position over the plants by stones or earth. 

 If it is necessary to give water, do it toward evening. 

 If the plants have been properly set, however, only 

 extreme circumstances will render this necessary. 



Keep a sharp lookout for cut-worms, maggots or 

 other enemies described in Chapter XIIL 



And above all, CULTIVATE. 



Never let the soil become crusted, even if there is 

 not a weed in sight. Keep the soil loosened up, 

 for that will keep things growing. 



