HOW TO MAKE SEED POCKETS. 



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A seed is a marvellous organism, and should be handled with a 

 care almost approaching to reverence. 



It is to be feared that the interest of most cultivators in seeds is 

 of a somewhat narrow nature. Will old seeds grow, and so save the 

 expense of buying fresh 1 Can seeds be saved at home 1 These are 

 the main points with many. Well, they are practical matters, and so 

 we will give a little examination to them. There is a great difference 

 in the longevity of the different sorts of vegetable seeds. Some will 

 retain their vitality for many years, although I might remark, in 

 passing, that the mummy Pea is regarded in well-informed circles as 

 an impostor. 



Plump seeds of Cucumbers will grow after a lapse of several 

 years, as will P>eetroot, Cabbages, and other Greens, Celery, Lettuces, 

 Piadishes, and Turnips. On the other hand. Beans, Carrots, Onions, 

 Parsnips, Peas, and Tomatoes are, as a rule, shorter-lived, and should 

 not be relied on after the second year. 



As a general principle, old seeds should not be trusted to, but 

 fresh procured every year. Seeds are very cheap in these days, 



FIG. 14.-H0W TO MAKE SEED POCKETS. 







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a. 





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Take a sheet of 

 paper about 7 

 by 5 inches, 

 fold it length- 

 wise, leav- 

 ing a margin 

 of ^ inch ; turn 

 this margin 

 hack to overlap 

 the smaller sec- 

 tion, and turn it 

 a second time. 

 Turn the end 

 over as at B 

 in Fig. 1 from 

 A to D. Then 

 turn the corner 

 as at E A 

 in Fig. 2 from 

 B to C, and 

 slip it under. 

 Treat the 

 other end the 

 same, and the 

 pocket will he 

 ready: 3 shows 

 the front, and 

 4 the hack of it. 



