Lesson XIX 



Pull all weeds and leave a soil mulch 

 over the whole garden. 



Thin beets to three inches apart, trans- 

 planting where necessary to fill out the 

 row. 



Turn melon vines into garden and pinch 

 off the ends. 



Plant one row of radish seed six feet 

 from the north end. 



Clean south and west walks and pick 

 flowers, lettuce and tomatoes that are 

 ready. 



Wild Carrot*: Queen's lace handker- 

 chief. Daucus Carota {dau'-kus ka-ro'ta). 

 This beautiful flowering weed is so trouble- 

 some that in some places there is a law 

 requiring it to be cut to prevent its going 

 to seed. From this plant our common 

 carrot has developed by cultivation. It 



* Always have tlie weed present, roots, stem and 

 flower. 



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