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fows. It is much bet- 

 ter than scattering the 

 seed. For one thing, 

 it is so much easier to 

 distinguish the weeds. 

 If your plants are 

 standing hke soldiers 

 on parade, in a per- 

 fectly straight line, 

 you will know that the 

 unwelcome intruders 

 that come up between 

 must be weeds, and 

 pick them out before 

 they become b i g 

 enough to rob the 

 rightful owners of 

 food and moisture. 



Be careful not to 

 sow the seeds too 

 thickly. If they are 

 very, very fine, it is a 



Fig. 8. — Making rows for the seeds. 



Fig. 9. — Sowing the seeds. 



good plan to mix 

 them with about the 

 same amount of sand, 

 and take small 

 pinches, for they slip 

 away through the fin- 

 gers faster than you 

 think. Seeds of good 

 size, as tomatoes, 

 would better be sown 

 one at a time, about 

 a half inch apart. 

 Crowding is a very 

 bad thing for plants 

 and children. They 

 both need room to 

 grow and do their 

 best. Plants cannot 

 grow well when shad- 

 ing each other, and 



