CHAPTER SIX 

 ON THE SOWING OF SEED 



1 HERE is no part of the garden work which calls 

 for such nice judgment and careful attention as 

 the sowing of seed. Most of the failures originate 

 right here, and a large share of the blame devoted 

 to the seeds and seedsman, if traced back to its 

 original source, would be found to rest on the ig- 

 norance or carelessnes of the gardener. In the first 

 place, there is a tendency among a large class of 

 people to get something for nothing or at least at 

 a bargain. This results in the purchase of cheap 

 seeds or premium seeds, or seeds are purchased of 

 the local grocer or seedsman and may, probably, 

 have lain on his shelves from the season before or 

 an even earlier date. 



Now, to have a successful garden one must start 

 right by buying good seeds of reliable seedsmen 

 and seeds of plants suited to one's own locality. 



If, in addition, the seeds have been grown in prac- 



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