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But in a properly prepared hotbed, it is safe to sow 

 them any time after March 15. A good plan is 

 to partition off the section used so that it can be 

 kept slightly warmer than the balance of the frame; 

 and if you have space to spare in the cool part of 

 the frame, sow some beets, carrots and parsley. 

 These should be sown broadcast and rather thinly, 

 as they need not be dibbled off, but can be trans- 

 planted directly to the garden when the proper time 

 arrives. 



Moving Last Month's Seedlings. Seed planted last 

 month should by this time have developed young 

 plants quite well advanced, and they will soon be 

 ruined for want of light and air. We must now 

 prepare some sash for receiving the young plants. 

 Put the hot manure in the frame the same as you 

 did for the seeds; put the soil on top, but this time 

 it should be rich. When it has become well warmed, 

 the frame is ready to receive the plants. Take a 

 4-inch board the length of your frame, place it 

 against the end of the prepared ground and mark 

 along the inside with a sharpened stick. Turn 

 the board over and mark again, and so on until 

 finished. You will not need to mark the opposite 

 way if you use a little care in setting the plants. 

 If you get the first row right — the plants four inches 

 apart — the others will follow right along; but 

 always "break" the rows — that is, plant opposite 

 the spaces, aligning the plants of alternate rows. 



Just How to Transplant. In setting out the plants 

 or dibbling off, a Httle care must be used. To begin 



