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Show 1. GARDEN VALUE AIDED BY PERENNIAL CROPS Bush Fruits Should Be Grown Where Space Permits. Asparagus Will Thrive Almost Every where lr Good Soil Rhubarb Can Be planted Along Fence 'Utilize All Space. (Prepared by the United States Department Depart-ment of AcTiculture.) .Plantings of perennial -fruit and vegetables add to the interest and vnluc of every homo garden. In localities lo-calities wjicrq they may bo grown, some fruit trees nnd bush fruits should bo planted wherever spaco permits. In nddltlon to the small fruits there aro a few permanent vegetables which should not bo overlooked. I Ono of theso Is asparagus, which will thrive almost anywhere, provided It lu planted in good soil. A plot of ground IS to 20 feet square In one corner of tho garden will supply all of tho asparagus needed by an average family. A few hills of rhubarb In sections where It will grow can bo planted along the garden fenco and furnish tho family supply. The snmo Is truo of horse radish and of a number of tho herbs, Including thyme, tarragon, sage. Gropes of the typo and variety suited to tho locality should always be Included In tho homo garden. Theso can bo grown on an arbor over the BBBBBBS,jjBBBBBBBBBj?yyBBBSBBBg' Crops Like These Can Bo Raised In Almost Any Qarden. walk whero they rcqulro no extra space. Four to six vines of thb standard stand-ard varieties, and one or two of tho southern typo In their proper locality, will bo sutllclcnt. In planning tho garden, plant tho perennial things where they will not Interfero with the preparation of the ground and tho cultivation of tho regular regu-lar vegotablo garden. Placo them around tho outbuildings, along the fences and In tho corners whero thoy will not bo in tho way. Dulletlns telling tell-ing how to culUvnto the various small fruits can bo obtained from tho United States Department of Agriculture. |