272 THE SCHOOL GARDEN BOOK 



Drawings for Booklets. 

 i. Seeds. 



2. Seedling, cotyledon stage. 



3. Seedling with four true leaves. 



4. A true leaf. 



5. Branch with flower and flower buds. 



6. Sketch or photograph of group of plants. 



Marigolds 

 Starting In-doors. 



1. Sow the seed broadcast in the seed-bed. 



2. When the seedlings are from one to two inches high, 



transplant to small paper pots and place in a sunny 

 situation. 



3. When danger from frost is past, transplant out of doors, 



setting the tall varieties in the border garden and the 

 dwarf sorts in beds or along the front margin of the 

 border garden. 



Starting Out-doors. 



1. Sow the seeds in drills, covering with about half an inch 



of fine soil. 



2. When the seedlings are up, thin to about an inch apart 



and leave until four or five true leaves have developed. 

 Then transplant to a permanent situation. 



Record of Growth. 



1. Seed. 



Date of planting. Size, shape, color. 



2. Seedling, cotyledon stage. 



Date. Height. Shape of root. Color of stem. Shape 

 and size of seed-leaves. 



