GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 
Watermelons. 
These take up so much room that not many peo- 
ple try to grow them. The culture, however, is 
about the same as for muskmelons, only make hills 
8 to 10 ft. apart. 
Onions. 
Plant seed in fine, rich, well-prepared soil, as 
early as possible, in shallow drills, 12 in. apart. 
Firm down with the back of your spade, and when 
well started, thin out to 3 in. apart in the rows. 
Hoe often without covering the bulbs, and water 
freely. 
Parsley: 
This requires a rich, mellow soil. Sow early in 
April, in rows 1 ft. apart, after soaking the seed a 
few hours in warm water to make it come up more 
quickly. Plant seed 14 in. deep, and thin out the 
little plants to 5 in. apart in the drills. 
Parsnips. 
Sow as early as you can in well-prepared ground, 
Yp in, deep, in rows 1 ft. apart. When well started, 
thin out to 6 in. apart in the row. Parsnips are 
improved by being left in the ground over winter, 
for spring use. 
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