PLANTING LIST 



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4 or 6 inches ; harden off, and set out in late May. Or sow out- 

 doors in April, and transplant to 15 inches or more. Such plants 

 should be mulched over winter, or covered with a cold-frame. 

 If the seed bed is shady, and the plants are twice transplanted, in 

 July to 6 inches or more, in September to their permanent places, 

 15 inches or more apart, they will be better able to stand the win- 

 ter. Feed them in spring 

 with bone-meal. 



Good plants may be 

 raised from freshly ripe 

 seed, sown in August as 

 soon as dry. Thin as 

 above, mulch over win- 

 ter, and set out in spring. 



Caraway : An herb, 

 grown for its seeds, had 

 best be grown as a half 

 hardy biennial. Sow in 

 spring or midsummer, 

 and protect over winter. 

 Distances, one foot by 

 six inches. 



Carnation, see Pink. 



Fig. 180. 



■ French forcing carrots are fine 

 for the table. 



Carrot : A vegetable 

 not yet enough grown in 

 its finer varieties, which 

 are small, early, and deli- 

 cate. It is a hardy plant, whose roots must not be left in the ground 

 in the North over winter, but should be stored in a cool place, 

 and preferably in moist sand. It is of very easy culture, provided 

 it is properly thinned ; it has almost no diseases, and no pests except 

 the parsley worm, which is easily detected and killed. The best 

 kinds for the table are the early French forcing and the half- 

 long. 



Sow the seed, covering lightly, in any good soil early in spring. 



