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take into consideration, besides the size 
of the seed, the size and habits of growth 
of the plant. The distances apart for 
planting the various vegetables are shown 
in the table on page — . You are prob¬ 
ably familiar with the normal size and 
shapes of most of the flowers you plant, 
and if not, the heighth is usually men¬ 
tioned on the packet, and a distance of 
half the height, for the plants to stand 
after they are transplanted or thinned 
out, will generally be about right, al¬ 
though they are often planted much closer 
or left to stand much closer where a 
mass of solid color is desired, as for edg¬ 
ing or solid beds or design work. 
Aside from the question of distances, 
the method of planting will depend also 
upon the size and habit of growth of the 
plant. In the planting table, the method 
of planting — drills, rows or hills — is indi¬ 
cated. In "drills" the plants are grown 
in a continuous row quite close together; 
the seed is usually sown quite thick; that 
is, compared to the distance at which the 
plants are to stand, and then the plants 
are “thinned out” sufficiently to give them 
room to mature; where good seed and 
good conditions can both be relied upon, 
the sowing should be thin enough so that 
little thinning out by hand will be re¬ 
quired. In rows, the plants stand at 
regular intervals, either being trans¬ 
planted from the seed bed or cold-frames, 
such as cabbage or tomato plants, or a 
few seeds are put into a hill and thinned 
after the plants get a good start, to one 
or two more to the best plant, as is fre¬ 
quently done with cabbage or cauliflower 
to avoid the necessity of transplanting. 
With both drills and rows, the cultivating 
is all done in one direction, and when 
weeding or hoeing is required it must be 
done by hand, and removing the weeds 
between the plants. In hills, the plants 
are grown, usually the same distance 
apart each way, at sufficient distance to 
allow cultivation with the horse or wheel 
hoe in both directions; corn, melons and 
cucumbers are usually grown this way, 
although for the small garden, worked by 
hand, I believe that better results from 
the same amount of ground could be had 
from planting in rows. The hill system, 
however, in the case of vine vegetables, 
gives added convenience by protecting 
them from bugs during the early stages 
of growth. 
Another small matter, usually over¬ 
looked in planning the garden, but one 
which, however, will give a great deal of 
satisfaction if attended to properly, is 
that of providing suitable labels and tags; 
when eight-inch wooden labels cost only 
thirty-five cents a hundred (and ten- and 
twelve-inch ones, if you prefer them, in 
proportion) there is no excuse for not 
having the name and date of every plant¬ 
ing of flowers and vegetables; informa¬ 
tion which at the end of the season you 
will, in a great many instances, be very 
thankful for. 
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