GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
Third.—Make a list of seeds, bulbs, etc., desired. 
Fourth.—Decide on planting with view to height 
and color. 
As to the first step, find out positively where 
you can have your garden. It makes considerable 
difference whether you can have the whole back 
yard, a plot along the walk, a round bed in the 
center of the lawn (only worse than none at all!), 
or a window-box. You can not very well decide 
on a single plant until this is settled. 
As to the second step, learn all you can about 
the soil, situation, surroundings. Is your ground 
rich or poor? If light and sandy, you can grow 
such flowers as nasturtiums and mignonette. By 
adding fertilizer you can have poppies, roses, and 
dahlias. If the ground is heavy and stiff with 
clay, you can still have your roses and dahlias if 
you will add both manure and sand. So find out 
what kind of earth you are going to work with. 
Quite poor soil will grow sweet alyssum, Cali- 
fornia poppies, coreopsis and geraniums, while 
rich soil is needed for asters, larkspur, zinnias and 
marigolds. And think about your location (a dry 
spot being necessary for portulaca, and a cool, 
moist place for lily-of-the-valley), as well as bear 
in mind whether your garden is sheltered and 
warm or exposed to the chilly winds. Any desert 
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