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six inches of soil. The bed is then ready 

 for seeds or plants. 



Seeds are sown either in the early spring, 

 or the fall, as the case may be. Such seeds 

 as roses, or berries of any kind having a 

 hard rind, must be sown in the fall, about 

 a quarter of an inch deep, as they require 

 the action of frost, and a long period of 

 softening in moist earth, in order to ger- 

 minate. The seeds of annuals are sown as 

 early in the spring as possible, and are 

 sprinkled over the patch of soft earth, a 

 thin powdering of which is sifted over 

 them, watered, and then pressed down 

 firmly with a bit of board. Daily watering 

 of these seeds helps them to sprout more 

 quickly than if they are left entirely to 

 themselves. 



The seeds of hardy perennials I generally 

 sow as soon as they are ripe, under the 

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