CHAPTER VII 
MAKING THE SEED AND FLOWER BEDS 
N OW that the farmers have begun to plough, 
and the neighbours and Timothy have de- 
cided that the frost has disappeared, Little Joseph 
is making ready tO' sow the seeds he has bought. 
This making ready seems to play a very large part 
in gardening. First of all, with Timothy’s help, 
he has made what he calls a seed-bed. This is 
some distance from the garden, and is only a place 
where seeds are to be sown and allowed to grow 
for a little while. For just as soon as the plants 
have become the right size, they are taken away 
from the seed-bed and transplanted into the real 
garden. From Miss Wiseman, Joseph learned 
that a seed-bed is a very wise thing for every boy 
and girl to have who thinks of making a garden. 
In this bed, seeds can be planted in April which 
later will send up more plants, perhaps, than we 
shall need in the garden. Half the number would 
have cost considerable if we had had to buy them 
from the nurserymen. 
Joseph has chosen for his seed-bed the place 
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