| Vegetable Culture. |
| As a rule, we choose to grow bush beans rather than pole beans. I cannot make up my mind whether or not this is from sheer lazin... |
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| Fighting Plant Enemies. |
| The devices and implements used for fighting plant enemies are of two sorts:
(1) those used to afford mechanical protection ... |
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| Wild-Flower Garden. |
| A wild-flower garden has a most attractive sound. One thinks of long tramps in the woods, collecting material, and then of the f... |
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| Garden Pests. |
| If we could garden without any interference from the pests which attack plants, then indeed gardening would be a simple matter. ... |
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| Requisites Of The Home Vegetable Garden. |
| In deciding upon the site for the home vegetable garden it is well to dispose once and for all of the old idea that the garden "... |
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| The Genesis Of Soil. |
| Soil primarily had its beginning from rock together with animal and vegetable decay, if you can imagine long stretches or period... |
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| The Cultivation Of Vegetables. |
| Before taking up the garden vegetables individually, I shall outline the general practice of cultivation, which applies to all. ... |
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| Landscape Gardening. |
| Landscape gardening has often been likened to the painting of a picture. Your art-work teacher has doubtless told you that a goo... |
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| Making A Garden. |
| The first thing in garden making is the selection of a spot. Without a choice, it means simply doing the best one can with condi... |
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| Planting Seeds. |
| Any reliable seed house can be depended upon for good seeds; but even so, there is a great risk in seeds. A seed may to all appe... |
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