FALL WORK IN THE GARDEN 187 



Larger seed, like that of the pansy, can be sown in 

 shallow drills, pressing the ridges of soil back upon 

 it and pressing all down firmly with a piece of smooth 

 board. This pressing down of the soil is very impor- 

 tant and insures the tiny seed against drying out, as 

 might occur, did it lie in ever so small a hole between 

 two grains of earth. Press all these particles of 

 earth together and the little seed is safe. 



Plant each variety of seed in a section by itself, 

 as was done with the spring sown seeds in the hot- 

 bed, separating them with strips of wood and label- 

 ing each with name and date of sowing. Water the 

 bed thoroughly, but with a very fine-rosed watering 

 pot, unless the soil is quite moist, when only a light 

 watering will be needed. Cover for the first few days 

 with a newspaper, or until the seedlings appear. 

 Then remove so that they may have all the sun and 

 air possible. 



If, later in the season, before severe cold weather, 

 there should be an empty coldframe or hotbed avail- 

 able, the more tender sorts of plants may be trans- 

 planted into it, setting the little plants an inch or 

 more apart each way, according to the amount of 

 room. Pansy plants will come up and make consid- 

 erable growth before cold weather and it is a dis- 

 tinct advantage to transplant into a coldframe and 

 winter under glass. Handled in this way they should 

 be showing buds when ready to transplant into the 



