The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-04-02
What a Garden LAY 30.

Here let me outline in brief, what
farmers garden may be, without othe
than home labor 4 broad walk shall
run down the middle OF either square en-
closure, or long parallelcgrxm A boz
edging upon either side i, Of little cost
and contributes eminently 10 nea.ness; il
will hold good for eight years, wilhou,
too great encroach uaent and at that time
will sell to the nursery men for more than
enouch to pay the cost of resetting. Or
other side cfthis walk, in n border Of SIX
! feet vide, the farmer may plant his dwart
! fruit, with grapes az intervals, 10 clint
upon a homemade cedar trellls that SD al
sverarch and embowcr the walk. If he
/ love an evening pips in his garden, he
! tGay plant some simple scat under oze oI
more Of these leafy arbors.
! At least e>half the garden, as befcre
! suggested, he may easily arrange, 10 till
! spring and autunn-vith the piow; and
! whatever he places there in the way ot
| tree and shrub, must Se in lines parallel
| with the walk: On the other half he
will be subjected to no such limitations
| there, he will establish his pesenniais-
his asparagus, his thyme, his sage, and
parsley; his rhubarb, his gooseberries,
Strawberries, and raspbcrries; and IN an
:ngle-hidden, if he choose By a belt Of
shrubbery--he may have his hotbed and
compost heap. Fork-culture, which all
these crops demand will admit Of any ar
rsnGement he may prefer, snd he May
eniiyen the groupings, and win the good
wife favor 10y here ard there a little cir
clet o. such old-fashiened flowers rs tG-
iips-yellow lilies and Whit, with roses 0
all shades
L pom the other half he may make dis
tribu;ior g? Tarts, by banding the various
crops wisa border lines Ct CaiHa or Kefu-
gee beans; and he may split the whole
crossYise by walk eYe!arcned with climb
irg Lirnas, or the London Horticultural
setting oil the two ends with an abut-
UeEt OF Scarlet-ruIners, a1u a suCtase Of
fiery Nasturtiunl.
There are also available and pretty de.
vices for making the land do double duty.
The border lines OF China beans, which
Will DC ripcLed In early August, nay have
swedes sown IN their shadow IN the first
days Of July, SO that when the Chinas
have fulfilled their mission, there shall be
= new l!ue OF purple green in their place.
The early rad!,hes and salads may have
their l.;t.e civclels Of cucumber pits, no
way interfering with the first, and covsr.n :
the ground when tae first are done. Iue
early Bassado beets will! come away N lime
70 leave space te: the full flow Of th- mel
ons that have b8cn planted a: lu'ervaI-
among them. The cauiitlower viii find
grateful shade under the lines ot sweet
corn, and the newly-set winter cathages. 4
temporary refuge from the ,un, undsr the
shelter Of the ripensd peas. do no.
make thsse suggestions atr-ndon, kat q
the results of actual and successful exger
ieEce
with such simple and orderly ar:a=Ee-
neut. involving no excessive labor ! thin K
every farmer and cou..ry-.iysr may take
pleasure in :i:s garden as an object of
beauty; maxim. Of il i!t:ie farm IA mini
atEre, viii Is coppiccs oi owart tTses. -
ne -c row- cf cuggcnts 3gi cocse1err-eS,
and its meadows al straw terI.sS and
thyme From the very day on which, ia
spring. he sees the fir. faint. uraFav;o-.
tui;,d lEr- cf green from his Dan q
RogrEles, - the DAY when the dar Il = =
i.mas, and sprawling. bloody tomatoes
are snli,,sr ty the frost, it offers H-',,
O. c0rs;au. pro@rcss ard ot successive
;..u::. eas. Line hy Ine and company by
co:nranv, the army cf gree things take
position. the little tlowely banners are
hung 10 the wiEd; amd 10 preseu y every
solder CT them ail-p.uad~ring only the
.arth and ,ulhsiae- Is Load ed with booty.
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