. Gardens and their meaning, by Dora Williams. School gardens. 6o GARDENS AND THEIR MEANING it some animal manure and spade it into the ground; this makes admirable fertilizer. Beware, however, of just one thing: do not spade in the seeds that remain hanging on old, dry weed stalks. This would bring a harvest of troubles indeed. Instead, kindle a bonfire of all such weeds and in good time stir in the ashes. Better still, make a large scrap, basket of. ALABAMA'S FUTURE FARMERS1 stout wire netting. Put it in an out-of-the-way place and, when full, set fire to it without removing the scraps. Mr.
. Gardens and their meaning, by Dora Williams. School gardens. 6o GARDENS AND THEIR MEANING it some animal manure and spade it into the ground; this makes admirable fertilizer. Beware, however, of just one thing: do not spade in the seeds that remain hanging on old, dry weed stalks. This would bring a harvest of troubles indeed. Instead, kindle a bonfire of all such weeds and in good time stir in the ashes. Better still, make a large scrap, basket of. ALABAMA'S FUTURE FARMERS1 stout wire netting. Put it in an out-of-the-way place and, when full, set fire to it without removing the scraps. Mr. Gladstone thoroughly understood garden economies. One day as he was strolling in his garden, so a visitor relates, there fluttered across the beds a scrap of paper. He caught it adroitly with the tip of his cane and, pressing it into the earth, scraped the soil well over it. Such a simple act illus- trates the instinct of the true gardener. 1 These lads have made an expedition to the woods to get leaf mold for their Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Dora. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and company
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