How to Grow Plants from Seeds 171 



FIGS. 97 and 98. Making and planting a double-row furrow. This method is 

 often practiced on very rich soils, particularly when space is limited. One ad- 

 vantage of the double row is that it gives increased yields for a given amount of 

 space ; another is that the plants in the double row support one another better 

 than in the single row. 



few seeds may be taken at a time between the forefinger 

 and the thumb and scattered at proper distances along 

 the bottom of the trench. If even an experienced gar- 

 dener tries to sow directly from the packet he usually 

 spills the seed sooner or later. 



Spacing the rows. Proper spacing of rows is necessary 

 to give the plants the room which they need for matur- 

 ing. The best spacing suitable to the particular crops 

 to be planted, to the sort of cultivation employed, and to 



