L. L. MAY & CO. 
ST. PAUL, MINN. 
Constant Oultivation Insures Success. Ihis Makes for 
Health and Citizenship 
Hardy annuals will do better if planted quite early, as 
soon as the soil can be prepared, and, among these, are Alys- 
sum, Bachelor's Button, California Poppy, Calliopsis, Pinis, 
Larkspur, Mignonette, Petunia, Phlox, Poppy, Sweet Peas, 
Sweet William, Verbena. Other varieties, not heretofore men- 
tioned, are likely to die if planted too early in the garden. 
These may be started in frames, out of doors, if you wish to 
get them in early. 
The frame may be of any size, and made 
of inch boards about eight inches wide. If window sash is 
available, cover with that, if not, light muslin will do, which 
will protect the j^oung plants from the cold winds and rain, 
and yet let in enough light to make them grow. Dig and 
pulverize the soil to the depth of a foot; mark out the rows 
3 or 4 inches apart and sow the seed regularly in rows, mark- 
ing each row with a label or stake; cover about a quarter of 
an inch, or, in the case of fine seed, as Petunia, simply press 
into the earth. 
TRANSPLANTING. 
When the plants in frames or flat boxes are 3 to 4 inches 
high, select a cloudy day after a rain, and transplant them 
