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the longer the better, to permit of the ground being worked 

 more easily. Care must be taken, however, to so arrange the 

 planting with reference to the points of the compass that tall 

 growing plants are not placed where they will shade lower 

 ones. In general, it is well to place nearest the house the 

 salad plants and others that are gathered frequently, leaving 

 the field crops, like potatoes and cabbage, to occupy more 

 distant spots. 



How to plant. A few plants, such as corn, cucumbers, 

 tomatoes, and pole beans, are planted in hills, but all that, can 



FIG. 95. Gardening at the Flower Technical High School for Girls, Chicago 



be grown in drills or rows are so planted to facilitate culti- 

 vation. Care should be taken to have the rows straight and 

 far enough apart to avoid crowding. The proper distances 

 may be learned by consulting the planting table on page 145. 

 To facilitate measurements in the garden, the handle of hoe or 

 rake should be laid off in six-inch sections. The marks can be 

 scratched in the wood with any sharp-pointed instrument and 

 inked, if desired. Straight rows may be secured by means of a 

 garden line, such as masons use, stretched between two stakes. 



