24 THE GARDENETTE 



The varieties, of course, may also be changed. 

 Those named have been found satisfactory, but 

 others may do equally well. These are given as 

 an aid in selecting the seeds that will be needed. 

 Order your seeds early, and buy only of reliable 

 seedsmen. 



If the available space is very limited, or if the 

 planter has not time to grow plants that may be 

 needed for transplanting, such as cabbage, to- 

 mato, cauliflower, celery, egg plants, etc., it is 

 usually cheaper to buy them of a reliable grower. 

 In this case the plants should be ordered in ad- 

 vance, to be delivered at the proper date, which 

 the grower understands. When the plants are 

 received, they should be set out promptly, select- 

 ing the evening, if possible, for the work. By 

 shading the plants for a few days after being set 

 out, there will be few failures. When transplant- 

 ing, dip the roots in a puddle made of clay and 

 water, about the consistency of cream, and in set- 

 ting, press the soil very firm around the roots. 



After the plants are established, remove the 

 screens, or the plants will blanch and become ten- 

 der. Always order a few more plants than are 

 needed to fill the space allotted. Set the surplus 

 plants in rich soil : water and shade them. These 

 can be used later to refill vacant places, for acci- r 

 dents, cut-worms and other enemies are pretty 

 sure to destroy occasional plants, and vacant 

 places in the garden are unsightly. 



