GAEDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



roots. Next add all the soil necessary to fill up tlie 

 hole, and press firmly around the plant. Then 

 cover with an old can or berry box. or even a cone 

 of newspaper held in place with stones, until the 

 seedling has had time to get used to its new sur- 

 roundings. And remember that this ^ ^ puddling, ' ' 

 followed by protection from the sun, will enable 

 you. to transplant almost anything you wish, suc- 

 cessfully. 



SWEET PEAS 



Sweet peas require peculiar treatment for an an- 

 nual. As early as the ground can be worked, — 

 about the middle of March around New York, — 

 get some one to dig you a trench (and it is best to 

 have it run north and south), about fifteen inches 

 deep. Have put in this trench a layer of well- 

 rotted manure, then a layer of soil, a sprinkling of 

 wood ashes, and then another layer of soil, filling 

 the trench untU it is left only six or eight inches 

 deep. Soak your seeds over night in warm water 

 to make them start more quickly, and then plant 

 them two inches apart, in a double row. Cover 

 with only a few inches of soil until they sprout, and 

 then gradually fill up the trench as the raies grow. 

 Train them on brush or chicken wire, and keep 



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