VEGETABLE GARDEN
See [Chapter LVIII], “Some Hints on Growing Vegetables.”
- Peas
- *Onions
- *Parsley (Dwarf Curly)
- *Tomatoes
- *Lettuce
- *Thyme
- Peppers
- Potatoes
- *Radishes
- Carrots
- Beets
- Beans—Stringless
- Beans—Bush Limas
- Corn
- Leeks
- Cucumbers
- Sweet Basil—a soup herb
[CHAPTER XII]
Window Boxes
“WHY, Billy, the very thought of a garden like this almost frightens me,” cried Mary Frances. “I don’t believe I ever, ever can remember one-quarter of the names!”
“Pshaw!” exclaimed Billy, “that’s just like a girl! I wouldn’t let a few names scare me! Besides, there aren’t so many names; some are repeated in each list. That’s not a very difficult garden, if managed just as Miss Gardiner explained.”
“Oh, I’m not scared—exactly,” said Mary Frances, “not when I have such a wonderful teacher, ahem! Professor Billy, when does my next lesson come?”
“Can’t promise,” said Billy not knowing whether to be pleased or vexed, “next lesson begins work. Hello! I see by my note book, I’ve left out a part of this lesson. I suppose it is because we’ve never had window boxes that I overlooked this list.”
“Window gardens are almost like a doll’s garden, it seems to me,” said Mary Frances, as Billy started to read: