In front of the peas we put Swiss Chard, remembering the decora- 
tive value of its fresh green leaves and white stems, and its cut-and- 
come-again ability; and again on the edge, space was left for early- 
lettuce and radishes. Later these were replaced by transplanted beets, 
while a late crop of string beans and turnips followed the peas. Cre- 
tainly a new sense of color value has come to us in greens at least. 
Under the piazza window was room for a later variety of peas, now 
followed by kohlrabi; while in the furthest corner away from the house, 
New Zealand Spinach and the onion sets were planted, the latter 
being replaced by a late sowing of beets and carrots. 
In an unseen corner the former vegetable garden did its share; a 
small plot 12x40, which of late had been used as a picking garden for 
dahhas, nasturtiums, etc., and a bit of spinach. This year, however, 
every inch was used for vegetables. At the upper end, three rows of 
peas alternated with three rows of Golden Bantam corn, the peas being 
replaced by squash and cabbage. Next, 4 rows of string beans, then 
4 of Limas, and 4 more of string — a later planting — while the 
lower end was given up to 3 rows each of carrots, beets and onion 
seed. 
The beauty of the garden has been that being small we could 
give it our personal care, and see, therefore, that everything was picked 
in its prime, eaten, canned or given away. Since July 4th our veg- 
etable purchases have consisted of 2 heads of lettuce, a few green 
peppers, and one dozen corn. 
Statistics are seldom interesting, and yet I cannot resist giving 
you a few. As near as we can estimate, the vegetables occupy the 
equivalent of a garden 35x40. This has completely supphed a house- 
hold of 6 and guests, and in addition we have so far canned for winter 
use 71 quarts and 72 pints of carrots, beets, chard, spinach, peas, 
beans, tomatoes and corn. 
From this you may feel we have wholly substituted vegetables in 
a flower garden. Not so. The long borders have been surprisingly 
full of bloom all summer, and the roses have flourished and bloomed 
better than we had any right to expect the first year. The heart of 
the garden is all there just as it was planned, — terrace, roses, peren- 
nials — and its background, though perhaps unconventional, has 
certainly been luxuriant and effective. 
Mrs. Thomas Motley, Jr. 
North Shore Garden Club of Massachusetts. 
In these war days, when the arrival of bulbs from Europe is 
broplematical the following article should be most useful and timely. 
