SUMMER WORK IN THE 

 GARDEN 



F weeds are kept down 

 through the early part of 

 the season, there will not be 

 a great deal of weeding to 

 do in midsummer. Still, we 

 cannot afford to take it for 

 granted that they require no 

 attention, for they are most aggressive things, 

 and so persistent are they that they will take 

 advantage of every opportunity for perpetuating 

 themselves. Therefore be on the lookout for 

 them, and as soon as you discover one that has 

 thought to escape your notice by hiding behind 

 some flowering plant, uproot it. One weed will 

 furnish seed enough to fill the entire garden with 

 plants next year if let alone. 



If the season happens to be very dry, some of 

 your plants — ^Dahlias, for instance, — ^will have 

 to be watered if you want them to amount to 

 anything. These must have moisture at their 

 roots in order to flower well. 



Other plants may be able to get along with 



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