The Home Gardening Association. 



1904. * 



DIRECTIONS FOR CARE OF THE GARDEN. 



Plant seeds in garden or boxes early in May. 



Fill boxes with four or five inches of fine, rich soil. 



Place boxes in sunny place, and sprinkle every day. 



Cover boxes at night, if very cold. 



Transplant seedlings to the garden about June ist, on a damp day. 



Sow seeds of Calliopsis, Nasturtiums, Morning-Glorles and Four-o'clocks in 

 the garden, as they do not stand transplanting. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR WINDOW-BOXES. 



Make the box six or eight inches deep, twelve to fifteen inches wide, and as 

 long as the window is wide. 



Fill the boxes with fine, rich soil and fasten firmly to the sunniest window. 



Place similar boxes on the porch or fence. 



Plant Morning-Glories on the side nearest the house and train up on strings. 



Plant Climbing Nasturtiums near outside, to hang down over the box. 



Plant Calliopsis, Zinnias, Marigolds, Asters or Verbenas in middle of box. 



Plants should stand four or five inches apart. 



Boxes need water every day. 



MAKING OF YOUR FLOWER-BEDS. 



Select sunniest part of the yard. 



Avoid a place where the dripping from the roof will fall on the bed. 



Best effects are produced by planting all of one variety in one place. 



PREPARATION OF THE SOIL. 



Dig up the bed as early as possible, a foot deep. 



Mix with the soil some rich earth, well rotted manure, or leaf-mold from the 

 woods. 



Rake the beds and keep the soil fine and free from lumps. 



PLANTING OF SEEDS. 



See directions on the Seed Packet. 



WATERING OF THE GARDEN. 



Sprinkle the beds every day, if necessary, until the plants are one inch high. 

 Do not allow the soil to become dry. 



Sprinkle thoroughly every few days, when the plants are two or three inches 

 high, instead of lightly every day. 



Water in the morning and evening. 



THINNING OF PLANTS IN THE GARDEN. 



Avoid having plants too crowded. 



Thin the plants when they are two or three inches high, on a cloudy day, when 

 the soil is moist. 



Transplant seedlings pulled up to another bed, or give them to some friend. 



Take up a little soil with each plant. 



Use a trowel, an old kitchen-fork or small, flat, thin stick. 



PICKING OF FLOWERS. 



Do not allow flowers to go to seed. 



Pick them every day and more will bloom. 



Allow a few of the best flowers to go to seed for next year's garden. 



Keep beautiful, fresh flowers in your house and share them with the sick. 



THINGS TO REMEMBER. 



Dig deep and make the soil fine on the surface. 

 Keep pulling out the weeds all summer. 

 Sprinkle the seeds every day. 



Water the bed thoroughly every few days during the whole summer. 

 Pick your flowers every day. 

 Keep your garden neat. 

 Flowers require attention all summer. 



By attending to these things you will have flowers all summer and for the 

 flower-show in the fall. 



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