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GARDENING FOB YOUNG AND OLD. 



Light, sandy land is best for squashes, but it should be 

 manured either directly for the crop or for the one pre- 

 ceding it; in the latter ease, it is desirable to manure 

 again in the hill, thoroughly mixing the manure with the 

 soil where the hill is to be, for a space not less than two 

 or three square feet. Two tablespoonfuls of superphos- 

 phate to each hill, well mixed with the soil, in addition 

 to the manure, will prove very beneficial. Plant the 



Fig. 23. HUBBABIX 



Fig. 24. MATTOTEHEAD. 



squashes in rows ten feet apart, and four feet apart in the 

 rows. Plant eight or ten seeds in each hill, and cover 

 from one to two inches deep, according to the nature of 

 the soil. If the weather is dry and the soil very light, 

 cover from two to three inches deep, and make the soil all 

 about the hill firm and smooth, with the back of the hoe. 

 As soon as the plants begin to crack the soil, dust a little 

 plaster over them, and in two or three days go over 



