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ground. Transplanting is best done in the late fall except in the case of the 

 conifers. These are to be transplanted on cloudy and preferably cool days 

 in July or August. Keep the root mass covered with damp sacking while 

 the tree is being transported. 



Planting the home grounds. Before starting the planting it would be 

 well to fill in the tabulation of trees and shrubs that are attractive to the 

 birds and of other desirable ones and also a list of the annual and perennial 

 flowers and vegetables that may possibly be used so as to have for immediate 

 reference data regarding size, time of blossoming, etc. Make headings for 

 the tables on the blank pages following as indicated below: 



TREES 



NAME HEIGHT DIAMETER OF TIME OF CHARACTER OF SHEDS 



SPACE NEEDED BLOSSOM FRUIT LEAVES WHEN 



SHRUBS 



NAME HEIGHT DIAMETER COLOR OF COLOR OF TIME OF FRUIT 



OF TOP FOLIAGE BLOSSOM BLOSSOM 



DESIRABLE ANNUALS 



NAME HEIGHT TIME OF COLOR OF DATE OF IN- DATE OF DATE OF OUT- 

 BLOSSOM BLOSSOM DOOR PLANTING SETTING OUT DOOR PLANTING 



DESIRABLE PERENNIALS 



NAME HEIGHT TIME OF COLOR OF DATE OF INDOOR DATE OF 



BLOSSOM BLOSSOM PLANTING SETTING OUT 







VEGETABLES 



NAME DATE OF INDOOR PLANTING DATE OF SETTING OUT 



VEGETABLES THAT MAY BE USED FOR A SUCCESSION OR CROPS 



THOSE THAT MAY BE USED AS THOSE TO BE USED AS A SECOND THOSE THAT MAY BE USED 



A FIRST CROP AND OFF THE CROP. CHECK THOSE THAT AS THIRD CROPS 



GROUND IN TIME FOR A WILL RIPEN IN TIME TO USE 



SECOND GROUND FOR THIRD 



(Alphabetical List) (Alphabetical List) (Alphabetical List) 



Hotbed and cold frame. The hotbed and cold frame are useful con- 

 trivances for starting seeds early and for hardening them preparatory to 

 transplanting. Diagram on the opposite page the construction of the hot- 

 bed. If possible construct a hotbed and a cold frame and use them for 

 forcing some of the seeds selected for use in the school garden so that good- 

 sized plants may be had for setting out. 



