The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . to certainvariety, &c. When all col-lected, give them a place insome room - away from thedrying influence of a stove orheater, or where it is at alllikely to be damp. Soil.—Most garden soilswill grow annuals, but somekinds do better in sandy soils,while others prefer it should be well spaded upin the fall or spring; if theformer, always to be stirredagain deeply before sowing inspring. There are but fewbut require moderately richsoil, hence are generally bene-fited by turning in some ma-nure. I
The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . to certainvariety, &c. When all col-lected, give them a place insome room - away from thedrying influence of a stove orheater, or where it is at alllikely to be damp. Soil.—Most garden soilswill grow annuals, but somekinds do better in sandy soils,while others prefer it should be well spaded upin the fall or spring; if theformer, always to be stirredagain deeply before sowing inspring. There are but fewbut require moderately richsoil, hence are generally bene-fited by turning in some ma-nure. In the absence of ordinary manures, a substitute can be always obtained in guano, pigeon or other dung, &c. Mix in six or eight times its bulk of sand or soil, and spread broadcast—a handful to every two or three square Fig. 85—German Tkx Week Stock yards. Hardy Annuals may be sown in April, May, or early in .June, accord ing to the earliness of the season in the dillercnt States; but to avoid fail ure, never sow too early—not until the earth is sufficiently warm to in.
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