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Introduction 



will be found to be an excellent tool for put- 

 ting on wood ashes and bone meal. 



Shrubs, vines and plants which lose their 

 leavesj either from being injured by a severe 

 winter or a drought, or attacks by insects, 

 may quickly send out new leaves by applica- 

 tions of bordeaux-mixture, applied twice at 

 ten days intervals. Use half a gallon of 

 bordeaux-mixture to five gallons of water. 



To economize space in the garden, the 

 successive crops should be considered. It is 

 possible to raise two crops in one vegetable 

 bed in a season. The beds where the early 

 Beets, Carrots, Onions, Beans and Peas have 

 been growing can be cleared out, and after 

 a light dressing of manure thrown on and 

 well dug in, the ground is ready for the win- 

 ter Cauliflower, Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts. 

 But the same vegetable should not be planted 

 twice in succession in a bed. Thus the bed 

 where early Peas have been growing should 

 not be planted with late Peas, but with some 

 other vegetable. Corn can be planted be- 

 tween the potato rows, after the last hilling 

 has been done. This method saves labor and 



