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should prevent the moisture from drying up. Let us cover it 

 with a layer of loose, dry earth ! We shall make this covering by 

 raking the bed every few days, — once every week anyway, and 

 oftener than that if the top of the soil becomes hard and crusty, 

 as it does after a rain. Instead of pouring water on the bed, 

 therefore, we shall keep the moisture in the bed. 



If, however, the soil becomes so dr}'^ in spite of you that the 

 plants do not thrive, then water the bed. Do not sprinkle it, but 

 water it. Wet it clear through at evening. Then in the morning, 



when the surface begins to dry, begin the raking 



again to keep the water from getting away. Sprinkling 



the plants every day or 



two is one of the surest 



w^ays to spoil them. 



Perhaps you live in the 



city, and have no yard. 



Then 3'ou can grow the 



plants in pots or boxes 



in the window or on the 



roof. But plants in pots 

 and boxes needs lots of water. 



Why not have a flower show in 

 the school next fall? Ask the 

 teacher about it. 



' 1- S^ C-,''---*-.'-'! 





-A window 

 garden. 



A box garden. 



