Hotbeds, Cold Frames and Flats 



the same plant — as Early Dutch Cabbage, Danish 

 Roundhead, Early Summer, etc., are sown it will 

 be well to alternate the plots with some other 

 vegetable so as to leave no chance for mistakes in 

 setting out the plants later on. A row of lettuce 

 or radishes may be interposed if desired; at any 

 rate the presence of the strips of wood will aid 

 greatly in keeping them distinct. 



Each plot of seeds must be plainly labeled 

 with thin strips of wood marked with the name 

 of the seed and the date of sowing. If seeds of 

 certain plants have been purchased of different 

 seedsmen it will be well to indicate the source on 

 the labels, in this way one can compare the fer- 

 tility of the two purchases of seed and decide 

 which is the more desirable. 



There is a great difference in the germination 

 of different garden seeds, certain varieties ap- 

 pearing in from three to five days — as cabbage, 

 radishes, etc. Others — like peppers, parsley and 

 the like — require from two to three weeks to 

 appear above ground and one should not lose 

 faith in the "Quickness" of the seed until a reason- 



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