PLANTING THE SEED. 



that must be taken to prevent the seeds from drying out 

 in the bed if planted as soon as gathered, it will be 

 much better to store the seeds for one year, as already 

 described. 



Set the seeds singly in rows two or three inches 

 apart and at intervals of one or two inches apart in the 

 row. It is important that they receive plenty of mois- 

 ture, particularly until the little plants appear above 

 the ground. To insure this the seeds should be set 

 about one inch below the surface of the soil. When 

 properly planted, and when sown in the autumn, as rec- 

 ommended, the seeds will require but little attention. 



FIG. 11. HANDY MARKER. 



Fig. 11 shows a handy tool which will enable the grower 

 to set the seeds very rapidly at the proper depth and the 

 proper interval. Bore three-quarter-inch holes an inch 

 apart in a piece of pine board, say, three-fourths of an 

 inch thick, about three inches wide, and as long as the 

 width of the bed. Fill each hole with a peg long enough 

 to project an inch. When a handle has been added, the 

 tool will be ready to use. Lay it flat across the bed and 

 press down until the pegs have sunk in the ground, 

 making the holes 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., as shown in the sketch. 

 This will give the distances between the plants in the 



