GARDENING FOR LITTLE GIRLS 



Tliird. — Make a list of seeds, bulbs, etc., desired. 

 Fourtli. — 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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