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main, in drills fifteen inches apart, dropping two seeds to 

 each inch of row, and covering half an inch deep. The 

 plants may be thinned out to five or six inches apart in 

 the row. 



BASIL. 



Start the seeds in a box in the house, or if this is not 

 convenient, sow in a warm border in rows twelve inches 

 apart, dropping two or three seeds to each inch of row. 

 The plants can be used when two or three inches high. 

 Thin out for use until the plants are left seven or eight 

 inches apart in the row. The leaves have a strong clove- 

 like odor, and are used in soups and salads. 



DILL. 



This can be grown in the way recommended for Ba- 

 sil. It delights in a warm, dry, sandy soil. 



