VEGETABLE GARDENING 
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2 feet wider than the frame. Fill the pit to a depth of 18 inches 
with fresh horse manure, moisten it and pack it firmly. Finish 
filling the pit with rich garden loam. Prepare the frame as 
described in the text and place it over the pit. Mound up 
around the sides with earth. Cover the bed with glass sash or 
canvas. After the bed has begun to maintain a temperature of 
70° to 80° Fahrenheit, the seed may be planted in shallow drills 
about 6 inches apart. Water the bed and ventilate it, in order 
that the seedlings produce sturdy plants. 
Results: Plants produced in the hotbed may be sold to gar¬ 
deners in the community, planted in the school garden, or trans¬ 
planted to the home garden. 
Exercise 2 
Visit a hardware store and study some of our most important 
garden tools. 
Exercise 3 
Write to seed houses for copies of their catalogues. Get your 
parents to order their seed early and test them to see if they 
will germinate. 
WORDS TO BE LEARNED 
A-Harrow. An A-shaped farm implement having teeth used 
to pulverize soil. 
Barriers. A natural or artificial boundary line. 
Catalogue. A long list of names or things arranged in alpha¬ 
betical order. 
Drilling. A firm twilled cloth of linen or cotton. 
Fahrenheit. A mercurial thermometer showing in degrees the 
various temperatures. 
Hotbed. A bed of earth artificially warmed and protected by 
glass frames or of heavy cloth. 
Miniature.' The natural thing reproduced on a small scale. 
Perennial. A plant lasting more than two years, as a tree. 
Resistant. Tending to produce resistance, going against or 
producing opposition. 
Site. Local position. 
Slogan. A word or sentence cry. 
