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EACH OF THESE WOMEN HAS A GARDEN.<br />
Thoy nrc iiciKlibors and sociably help I'ach othur at their work.<br />
report, at the close of the season, of all<br />
crops grown ; whether sold or used,<br />
superintendent's decision is always final.<br />
Failure to comply with any rule may<br />
cause forfeiture of the privilege to use<br />
the garden at any time.<br />
To the would-be cultivators of these<br />
lots, a laro'e number of whom are old<br />
men, invalids and children, the association<br />
furnishes some seed and fertilizer<br />
and directs the work of planting and<br />
gathering the crops of potatoes, peas,<br />
"cabbage, beans, tomatoes, onions, flowers,<br />
etc. While each gardener is given the<br />
largest liberty as to what he shall plant<br />
and cultivate, in order to obtain the best<br />
results, the association distributes to the<br />
gardeners the following assortment of<br />
seeds : one bushel of potatoes, one quart<br />
lima, one quart string beans, one quart<br />
wax beans, one pint main crop sugar<br />
corn, one quart peas, one quart onion<br />
sets, two ounces beet seeds, two ounces<br />
radish seeds and several dozen tomato<br />
and cabbage plants, the quantity depending<br />
on the season's supjily.<br />
Day by day throughout the season the<br />
workers gather on tlieir respective gardens<br />
to plant their seeds, or to cultivate<br />
or gather their crops. Many of the gardeners<br />
do the hardest part of their work<br />
during the early morning hours and then<br />
again towards evening, when the weather<br />
is cooler ; often the passerby sees crowds<br />
of them working on their little patches<br />
until it is so dark that they can do no<br />
more. In this way, the old folks and t!ie<br />
children can enjoy the work and its many<br />
benefits without becoming fatigued in<br />
the heat of the day.<br />
The superintendent and his assistant<br />
teach the traits of the various plants and<br />
diseases, weaknesses and peculiarities of<br />
each, how to know weeds and insects,<br />
and the proper method of fighting each.<br />
Agricultural bulletins, pamphlets and<br />
periodicals are at times distributed, so<br />
that the gardeners may continue the<br />
study of the work in which they quickly<br />
become intensely interested. The giving<br />
of such information is no small part of<br />
the usefulness of the association, for thus<br />
many gain a knowledge that not only<br />
•quickens their interest in nature, but will<br />
stand them in good stead in after years<br />
should they live in the country. Already<br />
good rejiorts are c
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