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produce in this Hall. The first on September 10, the second on Sep- 

 tember 24, which is represented by figure 13, and the third exhibit 

 is in this Hall to-day, and for each of these we were again awarded 

 the Silver -gilt Medal. 



If asked whether the results I have named can be obtained in any 

 soil or in any part of the country, I should say that in almost any of 

 the Southern Counties and South Midland Counties success may 

 reasonably be expected in any average season. Farther north, some- 

 what earlier sowing would be necessary, and it is only natural that 

 success must depend to a greater degree upon the season being a 

 favourable one for such late sowing as I am advocating. 



In gardens where space is limited, forethought should be used in 

 the arrangement of the early summer crops of Vegetables, such as 

 Lettuce, Spinach, Early Peas, and Potatos, so that sufficient ground 

 may become vacant about the same time and so be brought into 

 cultivation for the third crop, by sowing at the end of July and 

 following the method I have described. 



In conclusion I would express the hope that the efforts made bv 

 the R.H.S. to encourage the increased Production of Food from our 

 Gardens — especially by the raising of Autumn Crops of Vegetables — 

 may meet with continued success and that the work my firm has done 

 in demonstrating the economic value of such crops may induce 

 gardeners and amateurs to adopt the system which this lecture is 

 intended to illustrate. 



