28o THE SCHOOL GARDEN BOOK 



3. When the seedhngs are about two or three inches high, 



thin to six or eight inches apart in the case of the 

 Shirley and other slender growing forms, and to a 

 foot apart in the case of the more robust forms. 



4. Keep the soil surface cultivated, pulling out all weeds. 



5. As the blossoms appear, remove the seed pods as fast 



as the petals drop away, leaving a few of the best 

 flowers to develop seed for your next season's sowing. 



Record of Growth. 



1. Seed. 



Date of planting. Size, shape, color. 



2. Seedling, first stage. 



Date. Height. Shape of root. Size and shape of 

 leaves. 



3. Seedling, later stage. 



Date of thinning. Height of plant. Number and 

 shape of leaves. 



4. Blossoming stage. 



Date of first blossom. Height of flower-stalks. De- 

 scription of blossom according to this outline: 

 Stalk. 

 Sepals. 

 Petals. 

 Stamens. 

 Pistil. 



5. Conclusions as to culture details advisable the next year. 



Drawings for Booklets. 



1. Seeds. 



2. Seedling, first stage. 



