OARDZIfJXG. 



21^ 



every one who has a garden; and when raised, they 

 ought to be carefully preserved. They should stand 

 till perfectly ripe ; and be gathered in a dry time. If 

 any moisture remains about them, they should be placed 

 in the sun ; and when quite dry, put into bags and hung 

 up against a dry wall. Thus preserved, seeds will keep 

 good for the number of years stated in the follovving" 

 list : 



Seeds of all soft fruits, &;c. should be taken out, 

 cleaned and dried ; their preservation will be more cer- 

 tain by putting them in dry sand, which sucks in the 

 moisture from the seed, and prevents mustiness. It 

 Avithal retains so much moisture as to prevent the seed 

 from withering. This method is chiefly useful in pre- 

 serving, during winter, seeds that require spring-sowing, 

 and in the conveyance of seeds to a distance. 



Planting, Two essential rules to be observed in the 

 management of a kitchen garden arc, never to crowd 

 the ground with more plants than it is able to nourish 

 properly ; and never to let any part of it remain unoc- 

 cupied, for want of a due succession of crops. In laying 

 out a bed the earth should not be raised above the aF- 



