30. How should cosmos plants be started? 



31. Tell how pansies may be grown. 



32. Describe a seed test. 



33. Can you think of another way of testing seeds? 



34. Tell how you would make a flat. 



35. How could you water a flat without washing the soil? 



36. How is a hot bed made and heated ? 



37. How is a cold frame made ? 



38. Name the parts of a flower. 



39. What is the use of each part ? 



40. Why does a plant have flowers? 



41 . How may beans be supported ? 



42. How may peas be supported ? 



43. Explain what is meant by succession cropping. 



44. Name some crops that may be raised as succession crops. 



45. Explain what is meant by companion cropping. 



46. Name some crops that may be raised as companion crops. 



47. Why is a mulch used on strawberry beds? 



48. What plant can be most easily grown in water ? 



49. Explain how you would raise bulbs in water. 



50. Explain how you would plant bulbs outdoors. 



51. How may plants be protected through the winter? 



52. What is the purpose of the covering? 



53. What profit did you receive from your garden last year? 



54. What plans have you for improving it next year? 



55. Explain the cold-pack method of canning. 



56. Explain how fruits and vegetables may be dried. 



5 7 . How may sweet potatoes and squashes be stored in winter? 



58. How may vegetables like beets and carrots be stored? 



59. How can chewing insects be destroyed? 



60. How can sucking insects be destroyed? 



61. How can plant mildews be destroyed? 



62. Why is it desirable to attract birds? 



63. Why is a toad useful in a garden? 



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