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SEVENTH DAY 



Plant edible peas : for example, one quart 

 McLean's Advancer and two quarts Alaska. 

 Continue preparation of ground for the vege- 

 tables. Overhaul the beds of Canterbury 

 Bells, Delphiniums and Foxgloves. Put coal 

 ashes on the Delphiniums. 



EIGHTH DAY 



Plant two bushels of Potatoes. Plant Spinach 

 in the open ground. Plant in flats seeds of 

 Lettuce : for instance, Boston Market, Golden 

 Queen or other varieties. These are to be 

 eaten six weeks later. 



NINTH DAY 



Plant in the open ground seeds of Beets, Car- 

 rots, Onions, Parsnips, Onion-sets and Salsify. 

 Fork into the Phlox bed its winter covering. 

 Fork manure into the Hollyhocks. Take up 

 seedlings in the Hollyhock bed and plant 

 them in the bare spots. 



