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former is sure to be 



and new places. The soil of the 



full of the seeds 



of weeds. These 



are kept in check 



more easily and 



with less labour 



in long rather 



than short rows. 



Then on new 



places, manure is 



generally scarce, 



so we can use it 



in the rows, either 



under or over the 



seed, or between 



the rOWS of plants Lon,' Rows i.i the Vegetable Garden. 



as the case may be. 



Transplanting. Fig. 1 shows a plant nicely set out, 

 the roots are spread all round ; No. 2 has been pushed into 



Translating Cabbage, Tomatoes, Tobacco, &c. 



the ground, the roots being left up too high instead of 

 spreading downwards, us in No. 1 ; No. 8 is planted too 

 shallow, and No. 4 is too deep. The planting trowel 

 shown near No. 1 is better for this work than the dibble 

 shown at No. 4. 



Thinning Out. Our active growing seasons force 

 vegetables into becoming half-starved weeds unlws 



