llS CARE OF PLANTS. 



the walk is not straight and if the plants are 

 set straight by a line they appear crooked on 

 account of the board, as that is what the eye 

 usually follows. To keep the rows straight with 

 the board use a simple T square made of a piece 

 of four inch white pine. By using the board of 

 the walk as a base for the square all the rows come 

 in line with the walk, and at least appear more 

 pleasing to the eye even if they are not mathe- 

 matically straight. By means of a saw permanent 

 lines are marked off nine inches apart on the 

 board forming the edge of the walk. Similar lines 

 are made eight inches apart on the square. The 

 square can then be moved rapidly along over the 

 ground and a hole made with a dibble where the 

 plant is to be set. We usually try to have the plants 

 set back at least five inches from the edge of the 

 walk, so it takes a little figuring at first to tell how 

 to divide the space across the bed. As soon as the 

 bed is marked the plants are set, as better results 

 are obtained in this way than where the ground is 

 allowed to settle. In case it is not practicable to 

 plant at once and if the ground settles too much 

 before planting can be done, the beds should be 

 freshly turned up with a fork and then raked down 

 and smoothed as before described. 



The plants are. cut out of the boxes or bed 

 where they have been growing and all dead leaves 

 and buds are trimmed off. They are then carried 

 to the bed where they are to be planted and laid 



