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in a week, but parsley 

 takes a month before 

 showing itself. 



Label the row with 

 the name of the seed. 

 I think that you must 

 have been taking les- 

 sons in gardening, 

 Rilly, for you are do- 

 ing it all so well. That 

 gunny sacking on the 

 surface will keep the 

 seed from being 

 washed out of place, 

 and also, the darkness 

 keeps the seed-leaf 

 from pushing through 

 before the tiny root- 

 lets are big enough to 



Fig. 13. — 

 through the ground, 



Fig. 12 — Covering ivith sacking to prevent washing. 



gather plant food for 

 the starch factories. 



When you water, do 

 it thoroughly. Some 

 people just sprinkle a 

 little on the top, and 

 the working roots in 

 the bottom of the flat 

 get so thirsty they are 

 likely to die. They 

 feel that they are liv- 

 ing in a desert. Keep 

 raining till the water 

 runs out through the 

 drainage holes and 

 then let all the sur- 

 plus flow away. 



Now you are ready 

 for the long wait. Be 

 careful that neither 

 drouth nor frost shall 

 touch your seedlings 

 when once thev are 



Drenching well. 



and I think success will be yours. 



Uncle John. 



