GARDEN LESSONS 



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1. — Place see is in two t<"t ties* and *»r- 

 range as shown In Figure 1. Use cot- 



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ton or sawdust In the bottom of the 

 bottles. Observe from day to day. 



2. — Plant seeds in two tumblers or 

 cans. Moisten the soil In one. Keep 

 water standing in the other. Figure 

 2. Observe each day. 



3. — Put seeds in three open bottles, 

 containing a little moist cotton or saw- 

 dust. Place one near jthe stove, one 

 outside but protected from rain, and 

 one on the window sill away from the 

 stove. Note results each day. 



4. — Arrange two tumblers suspending 

 seeds in the water with mosquito net- 

 ting as shown in figure 3. Put dis- 

 till. -<i water in one and ordinary well 

 or tap water in the other. Be sure 

 that the seeds do not dry out when 

 the water evaporates. Add water as it 

 is needed. (Ask your teacher to tell 

 you how to make distilled water. It 

 contains no plant food.) Note results. 



5. — In a box of moistened sawdust or 

 soil place three rows of Windsor beans. 

 <These can be obtained from any seed 

 man.) As the seed leaves, or cotyle- 

 dons appear break them off the plants 

 in the first row. A week later treat 

 the second row In the same way. Let 

 the seed leaves remain on the third 

 row. Observe what happens. 



Plaata Read Mr — hcerclte 1 and I 

 . should i. 



day 8 ago ■ plainly that plants 



tl at seeds shall have plenty of soil 



\v have learned that humus opens 

 tin clay. Thus air would circulate 



nta soil from 

 puddling ■ ping it free for the 



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Plowing, spading and cultli 

 make the toll open and poms. The 

 i i i j • r the pari I 



supply is much in- 

 more »■ 

 reaches the tine root hairs In fine soil. 

 Seeds should not be planted when the 

 ground is too wet for the soil air lias 

 driven out. (Exercise 2). 

 Plants Newel unrintii— ise 8 



teaches us that plants need warm: 

 not too much. The warmth of soil may 



makeup. Sand Ii WMTUL 

 humus are cold. By mixing sand 

 clay and humus, the soil is given 

 warmth. 



Avoid planting seeds during th< 



saaon and during the b©1 weather. 



Manure which heats should not be 

 added during the hot weather. 



Plum- n< •'•! lo.xi. 

 us that plants need Com 

 ever, as yon notlc plants did 



very well In both tumblers for m 

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