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I n filling the boxes, coarse grr^vel, such as will 

 ju!it pass through a half-inch mesh, or a little 

 smaller, is placed oaeK|tiarler to nrvbalf inch 

 deep orer the bottom of the box ^ insures 



perfect drsinage and mflieiant aeration, both of 

 which are of the utmost importance. The box is 

 then filled, to within about an inch of *' * 



with the sand or special !»oil. Make the i ^ 



little shallower for fall planting, when we exiv»ot 

 mueh cool, damp weather, and slow grnwil 

 prevent drowning or "damping ofT* of the se^il- 

 lings during the winter; a little deeper for spring 

 planting, to prevent too sudden drying out, and 

 otherwise to regulate the amount of moishire. 



This may seem like a matter of small conse- 

 quence, but such details often determine stioeest 

 or failure. 



ThS SEEDUKO KlXnESGABTEN 



All ordinary seeds are sown quite thickly in 

 the boxes and covered lig^htly with the same < i1. 

 aooording to the size of the seed — ^just a dust hilt 

 of soil for the finest of seeds, and an eighth to h 

 quarter of an inch for the larger ones. 



In testing new varieties, ten or twenty dif- 

 ferent kinds of seeds may be planted in sections 

 in one box, each marked with a small wooden 

 label, tacked on the upper edge of the box with 



