ANNUAL FLOWERS 



and lay them by the gutter where they are to be 

 planted. 



Do you know how to open a packet of seed? 

 Hold it up and tap it so all the seed runs down 

 into one end, then with the scissors cut off a small 

 piece all across the other end; now carefully press 

 the sides and the packet will open like a pouch. 

 Hold it over the gutter where you are to plant the 

 seed and gently tap, tap, tap with the first finger 

 until the seeds begin to drop. Then move it along 

 the gutter while you keep tapping until you have 

 that gutter dotted with seed. Do not sow the seeds 

 too close together for your plants will need room. 



We have planted the Larkspur, now we will do 

 the same with the Nicotiana and Centaurea. When 

 those are sown, push some earth over them gently 

 or better still sprinkle some over them. To do this 

 take some earth in your hands, hold it above the 

 seeds and rub it between your palms, then pat the 

 whole row with your palm to make sure the seeds 

 are tucked in. Put a stick at each end to show 

 where this row is. If you are afraid you will forget 

 the name of the seed you have planted you can put 

 a little stick by each kind of seed with its name upon 

 it well up above the ground level. 



We now have two feet each side of our center row 



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