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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN-Vesgetable Seed 
Henderson’s Vegetable Garden Plan 
FOR A PLOT 50 ft. x 50 ft. 
Food Value of Vegetables: Prior to the World War, many people 
ate vegetables simply as an adjunct to meat which was invariably 
considered the ‘‘piece de resistance’ of every meal. Fortunately for 
the health of the nation, that condition is no longer so prevalent. 
Owing to the impetus given to vegetable gardening, by the national 
appeal for greater food production during the time of the war, thou- 
sands of peoplewho had never before given a thought to the potentiali- 
ties of a small vegetable garden, began cultivating the soil. Aside from 
the actual saving in the cost of living the principal advantage, as one 
of our customers aptly put it, is that ‘‘there is health waiting to be dug 
out of the garden, an appetite; and the wherewithal to satisfy it.” 
For a number of years medical authorities and nutrition experts 
have been advocating the greater use of vegetables and have de- 
cried our excessive consumption of meat as a great evil. 
Vegetable foods furnish the human system with all the essential 
nutritional elements required. Besides the proteins, carbohydrates, 
and fats that are the principal constituents of meat; vegetables furnish 
the mineral salts, without which there is certain to be lack of vitality 
in the human body. Itis only by the liberal consumption of vegetables 
that there is a certainty of obtaining these salts. 
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3 ft. Path 
Zeit. Beans, Pole and Lima bear to frost 
Pumpkin and Squash planted between 
3 ft. Peas 
-2\% ft. Beans Dwarf varieties « 
21% ft. Cabbage and Cauliflower ae 
Endive 
Lettuce 
. Kohl Rabi 14 Swiss Chard 
Early Carrot-and Turnip 
Radish Mustard and Cress 
Onion Sets 
Early Beets 
Chinese Cabbage 
ft. 
3 ft. Tomatoes set out from hotbed ECE ESE Ce abs 
3 ft. Sweet Corn 
ft, 
follow with Celery from seed bed 
“ Cabbage and Cauliflower 
«Beans Dwarf varieties 
11% ft. Lettuce and Endive «-  « Beets for fall crop 
ft. 
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Planning the Garden: The first operation for making a successful 
and well arranged garden, is to draw a plan on paper. Get the measure- 
ments of the plot to be planted, and draw the outline. The plan 
illustrated is drawn to a scale of !/s in. to 1 ft., but one drawn twice 
the size gives a better working arrangement. 
Plan to grow the vegetables in long rows instead of small raised beds, ~ 
and wherever possible have the rows running north and south. This 
gives the crops the benefit of the maximum amount of sunlight. All 
perennial crops, including Asparagus, Rhubarb, etc., should be grouped 
at the end of the garden. 
Crops requiring the same treatment such-as leek, parsnip, salsify, 
and the like should be kept together. If one section is higher, warmer 
or better drained reserve that for the earliest crops of vegetables, 
also if part of the garden happens to be shaded utilize that part for leaf 
crops, which include Swiss Chard, Spinach, and the salad plants. In 
order to obtain the most from your garden with the least amount of 
effort, study_Henderson’s Vegetable Garden Plan illustrated on this 
page. 
The labor of 
keeping a garden up to its maximum 
production is reduced to a minimum 
by the use of modern implements. 
: The slow tiresome work that used 
to be done, such as hand weeding, 
can now be eliminated by using a 
hand cultivator or wheel-hoe. Any 
work that was formerly done by 
hand can be performed with a 
Implements: 
great saving of time. Where the 
: a Planet Jr. Seeder will prove of 
great value. 
Soil and Fertility: 
choice of soils may be had a rich 
sandy loam is preferable. How- 
ever, most soils can be built up with 
tilizers. A heavy clay soil can be 
Spinach for early winter 
Spinach Carrots for fall crop 
Onion from Seed Spinach for fall use 
Cucumbers and Musk Melon Set 
2\% ft. Egg Plant and Peppers bear to frost 
2% ft. Bush Lima Beans and New Zealand Spinach 
11% ft. Parsnip and Witloof Chicory 
11% ft. Salsify and-Leek 
bear to frost 
3 ft. Path 
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Rhubarb 
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GARDEN PLAN FOR A PLOT 50’X 50’ © 
lightened by the addition of coarse 
sand, or sifted ashes. Very light 
sandy soils require humus which 
can be supplied either with stable 
manure or Henderson's Natural 
Humus. For vigorous, healthy 
growth use MHenderson’s Garden 
Fertilizer. 
HLYON 
Culture: Complete Cultural in- 
structions and other plans will be 
found in HeENDERSON’s GARDEN 
Guiwe & Recorp. It is sent 
order. 
Printed instructions will also be 
seeds. We also distribute free to 
customers various pamphlets on 
culture of special crops, and other 
garden subjects see page 207. : 
Save money in eeci, 
and time in selecting by purchasing Henderson’s ready-put-up collections of Vegetable _ 
Seeds listed on pages 16 and 17. 
wheel-hoe with a corresponding 
size of the garden will warrant it, 
Where a 
the addition of humus and fer- — 
free on request with a two dollar — 
found on all the packets of vegetable 
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