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Work to be done in the Garden . 
fence, all this is delightful. In the spring indeed 
we have lots to do ! 
But now I will first describe the sowing seeds 
for the fence or for the garden hedge. Nothing I 
think for this can be much prettier than Sweet 
Peas, and nothing, I am sure, is to be grown more 
easily. The pots of seeds that have been brought 
on indoors would no doubt flower early, but those 
that grow out of doors will not be far behind hand. 
My way is to make half a dozen holes with a sharp 
stick in the ground, and to drop a pea into each, 
and then to fill up the hole with a little dry sand 
before I put soil over. You know it does not do 
to leave the seed in a hole that is not full, and the 
sand I think is more nice than soil to fill it. The 
holes should be about three inches deep, and be 
rather near the fence. Nasturtiums or Tropoeelums 
and Canariensis may be sown in the same way. 
The latter sometimes requires a little heat, but 
when it grows without any it answers a great deal 
better, so that it is well worth trying, and it is a 
flower that comes out very early and grows very 
quickly. If you have some seeds sown in pots in- 
doors, and can plant them out, pots and all , it will 
be all the better for covering your fence quickly’; 
but if you plant them out before the frosts are 
