228 Gardening Under Glass 



be spread two or three inches of well-decomposed 

 farmyard manure. This should be forked in, 

 the surface then made level, firm, and fine, by 

 raking, when it will be ready for sowing seed or 

 setting plants. 



Parsley seed should be sown not later than the 

 first week in July. Sow in drills about a half 

 inch deep and eight to ten inches apart and keep 

 well watered. 



Lettuce, Radishes, and Spinach may be sown 

 at intervals of two weeks, beginning August 15th. 

 All may be sown in drills five to six inches apart. 

 Lettuce should be transplanted when about two 

 inches high, setting the plants about eight inches 

 apart. 



Roots of Watercress and Spearmint may be 

 procured during September or the early part of 

 October, and planted. If kept thoroughly wa- 

 tered. Watercress will grow as well as though 

 planted in water. 



Aphides or plant lice are apt to trouble Parsley, 

 Lettuce, and Cress, and are very annoying. A 

 dusting with tobacco dust and some tobacco 

 stems placed among the young plants will drive 

 them away. 



If a crop of Cauliflower is desired to mature 

 during December, the seed should be sown about 

 July 8th. Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts that 



