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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  November, 
  1907 
  

  

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  conditions, 
  as 
  their 
  requirements 
  are 
  quite 
  dif- 
  

   ferent. 
  

  

  Seeds 
  that 
  germinate 
  at 
  about 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  

   should 
  occupy 
  as 
  far 
  as 
  possible 
  the 
  same 
  hot- 
  

   bed 
  or 
  section 
  ; 
  tall 
  growing 
  varieties 
  should 
  

   be 
  planted 
  against 
  the 
  back 
  of 
  the 
  bed 
  and 
  not 
  

   in 
  front 
  of 
  low 
  growing 
  varieties. 
  Each 
  sec- 
  

   tion 
  of 
  seeds 
  should 
  be 
  separated 
  from 
  adjoin- 
  

   ing 
  sections 
  with 
  thin 
  strips 
  of 
  wood 
  which 
  

   should 
  extend 
  slightly 
  above 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  

   the 
  ground. 
  All 
  should 
  be 
  plainly 
  marked 
  

   with 
  the 
  name 
  and 
  date 
  of 
  sowing, 
  and, 
  where 
  

   known, 
  the 
  period 
  of 
  germination, 
  and 
  where 
  

   any 
  single 
  variety 
  of 
  seeds 
  are 
  purchased 
  from 
  

   two 
  or 
  more 
  florists 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  well 
  to 
  add 
  the 
  

   name 
  to 
  the 
  labels, 
  as 
  in 
  this 
  way 
  one 
  may 
  

   keep 
  tab 
  on 
  the 
  different 
  florists' 
  seeds 
  and 
  

   judge 
  of 
  their 
  merits. 
  

  

  Fine 
  seeds 
  should 
  be 
  sown 
  on 
  the 
  surface 
  

   of 
  the 
  ground 
  and 
  covered 
  lightly 
  with 
  soil 
  

   or 
  fine 
  white 
  sand, 
  the 
  latter 
  being 
  preferable, 
  

   as 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  so 
  apt 
  to 
  be 
  affected 
  by 
  fungoid 
  

   growths. 
  A 
  piece 
  of 
  flat 
  board 
  with 
  a 
  handle 
  

   on 
  one 
  side 
  should 
  be 
  used 
  to 
  press 
  the 
  seed 
  

   into 
  the 
  ground 
  and 
  should 
  be 
  of 
  a 
  size 
  to 
  go 
  

   within 
  the 
  different 
  plats. 
  

  

  Coarser 
  seeds, 
  as 
  the 
  salvias, 
  pansies, 
  asters 
  

   and 
  the 
  like, 
  should 
  be 
  covered 
  somewhat 
  

   heavier, 
  or 
  they 
  may 
  be 
  sown 
  in 
  drills 
  of 
  an 
  

   eighth 
  of 
  an 
  inch 
  deep 
  and 
  the 
  soil 
  drawn 
  over 
  

   them 
  and 
  pressed 
  down 
  with 
  the 
  board. 
  

   Large 
  seeds 
  should 
  have 
  a 
  corresponding 
  depth 
  

   of 
  soil 
  over 
  them, 
  but 
  no 
  seed 
  will 
  require 
  the 
  

   deep 
  planting 
  of 
  seeds 
  in 
  the 
  open 
  ground 
  ex- 
  

   posed 
  to 
  sudden 
  changes 
  of 
  the 
  weather, 
  heavy 
  

   rains 
  and 
  baking 
  sun. 
  

  

  When 
  the 
  seeds 
  have 
  all 
  been 
  planted 
  and 
  

   labeled, 
  water 
  with 
  a 
  rubber 
  plant 
  sprinkler 
  

   or 
  with 
  a 
  whisp 
  broom 
  dipped 
  in 
  water 
  and 
  

   shaken 
  lightly 
  over 
  the 
  soil 
  — 
  never 
  pour 
  water 
  

   from 
  a 
  cup 
  or 
  other 
  vessel 
  or 
  use 
  a 
  watering 
  

   pot 
  unless 
  the 
  rose 
  is 
  fine 
  enough 
  to' 
  throw 
  an 
  

   almost 
  mist-like 
  spray 
  ; 
  cover 
  with 
  newspapers, 
  

   close 
  the 
  sash 
  and 
  leave 
  until 
  germination 
  

   takes 
  place. 
  As 
  the 
  various 
  plats 
  of 
  seeds 
  

   germinate 
  and 
  form 
  leaves 
  the 
  newspaper 
  

   should 
  be 
  removed 
  from 
  so 
  much 
  of 
  the 
  bed 
  

   and 
  placed 
  on 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  the 
  sash 
  directly 
  

   over 
  them. 
  Air 
  will 
  be 
  required 
  by 
  the 
  newly 
  

   started 
  plants, 
  and 
  the 
  sash 
  may 
  be 
  slightly 
  

   raised 
  on 
  warm 
  sunny 
  days, 
  taking 
  the 
  pre- 
  

   caution 
  to 
  protect 
  the 
  opening 
  on 
  the 
  wind- 
  

   ward 
  side 
  with 
  a 
  rug 
  or 
  bit 
  of 
  carpet. 
  Should 
  

   the 
  sun 
  go 
  under 
  a 
  cloud 
  when 
  the 
  sash 
  is 
  

   open 
  it 
  should 
  be 
  closed 
  at 
  once; 
  but 
  should 
  

   the 
  sun 
  come 
  out 
  brightly 
  when 
  the 
  sash 
  is 
  

   closed 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  necessary 
  to 
  inspect 
  the 
  beds 
  

   and 
  ascertain 
  if 
  the 
  temperature 
  is 
  rising 
  be- 
  

   yond 
  the 
  danger 
  point, 
  as 
  the 
  temperature 
  

   rises 
  very 
  rapidly 
  inside 
  the 
  sash 
  under 
  the 
  

   combined 
  influence 
  of 
  the 
  sun 
  and 
  fermenting 
  

   manure, 
  and 
  an 
  hour's 
  neglect 
  under 
  these 
  

   circumstances 
  will 
  sometimes 
  result 
  in 
  the 
  

   loss 
  of 
  the 
  entire 
  contents 
  of 
  the 
  hotbeds. 
  

  

  The 
  beds 
  should 
  be 
  well 
  protected 
  on 
  cold 
  

   nights 
  and 
  windy 
  days 
  with 
  rugs 
  or 
  old 
  car- 
  

   pets, 
  and 
  there 
  will 
  often 
  come 
  a 
  spell 
  of 
  wet, 
  

   cold 
  weather 
  when 
  the 
  glass 
  will 
  require 
  to 
  be 
  

   shut 
  continuously 
  for 
  days 
  at 
  a 
  time. 
  This 
  is 
  

   one 
  of 
  the 
  trying 
  times 
  with 
  the 
  hotbed, 
  and 
  it 
  

   often 
  taxes 
  the 
  gardener's 
  ingenuity 
  to 
  keep 
  

   the 
  plants 
  from 
  damping 
  off 
  under 
  these 
  con- 
  

   tions 
  ; 
  the 
  best 
  remedy 
  is 
  the 
  "ounce 
  of 
  pre- 
  

   vention," 
  and 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  well 
  not 
  to 
  water, 
  

   especially 
  at 
  night 
  during 
  cloudy 
  or 
  unsettled 
  

   weather, 
  unless 
  actually 
  necessary. 
  

  

  When 
  the 
  plants 
  are 
  up 
  and 
  growing 
  vigor- 
  

   ously 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  well 
  to 
  remove 
  or 
  open 
  the 
  

   sash 
  during 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  day, 
  and 
  lath 
  

   screens, 
  made 
  by 
  tacking 
  laths 
  to 
  a 
  frame 
  of 
  

   any 
  light 
  stuff 
  of 
  a 
  size 
  to 
  fit 
  the 
  beds, 
  should 
  

   be 
  placed 
  over 
  the 
  beds 
  to 
  protect 
  the 
  plants 
  

   from 
  the 
  sun, 
  and 
  from 
  marauding 
  cats 
  and 
  

   dogs. 
  The 
  laths 
  should 
  be 
  about 
  their 
  own 
  

   width 
  apart, 
  and 
  if 
  the 
  nails 
  with 
  which 
  they 
  

   are 
  nailed 
  to 
  the 
  frame 
  are 
  clinched 
  on 
  the 
  

  

  