38 HOW TO MAKE SCHOOL GARDENS 
Plant, five feet from south end, one 
row of radishes same as lettuce in Lesson I. 
Sift ashes* and Paris green over the 
melons. 
Pick flowers, and pull radishes and let- 
tuce, if ready. 
* This is prepared by mixing thoroughly one 
teaspoonful of Paris green with two quarts of wood- 
ashes. Just a very little is sifted over the plant. 
