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frames, in drills two inches deep and one foot apart. 

 Maintain a close atmosphere until the young plants 

 show through the soil, then air and water carefully 

 and on no account let cold draughts strike them. 

 Beans require a night temperature of 60°, with a 

 rise of ten degrees on bright days. They should 

 be ready for use in six weeks from the date of sowing. 

 Pick when young and tender. From about April 

 ID on, make the successional sowings in open 

 ground, planting seeds of Early Mohawk in rows 

 eighteen inches apart and two inches deep until 

 August 15. 



Parsley — Sow March i. Varieties: Moss- 

 curled, Fern-leaved. 



Sow the seeds rather thickly in drills one-half 

 inch deep, which are three inches apart. Parsley 

 germinates very slowly. When two inches high, 

 transplant to the open ground. For succession, 

 sow April I, and again on July 15, in drills 

 one-half inch deep and one foot apart. The 

 latter sowing can be kept over winter by cover- 

 ing with salt hay, or leaves, when cold weather 

 sets in. 



Spinach — Sow March J, and for succession 

 every two weeks until May i^. Varieties: Prickly, 

 and Savoy Leaved or Bloomsdale. 



The early sowings of spinach in the frames should 

 be in drills which are one-half inch deep and six 

 iiiches apart. Keep the soil on the dry side until 

 the seeds germinate, as they are liable to rot if 

 kept too wet. A temperature of from 45° to 50° 

 is sufficiently high. As soon as the seeds are up 



