. The beginner's garden book; a textbook for the upper grammar grades. Gardening. PLANTING LIST 325 4 or 6 inches; harden off, and set out in late May. Or sow out- doors in April, and transplant to 15 inches or more. Such plants should be mulched over winter, or covered with a cold-frame. If the seed bed is shady, and the plants are twice transplanted, in July to 6 inches or more, in September to their permanent places, 15 inches or more apart, they will be better able to stand the win- ter. Feed them in spring with bone-meal. Good plants may be raised from freshly ripe seed, sown in August as
. The beginner's garden book; a textbook for the upper grammar grades. Gardening. PLANTING LIST 325 4 or 6 inches; harden off, and set out in late May. Or sow out- doors in April, and transplant to 15 inches or more. Such plants should be mulched over winter, or covered with a cold-frame. If the seed bed is shady, and the plants are twice transplanted, in July to 6 inches or more, in September to their permanent places, 15 inches or more apart, they will be better able to stand the win- ter. Feed them in spring with bone-meal. Good plants may be raised from freshly ripe seed, sown in August as soon as dry. Thin as above, mulch over win- ter, and set out in spring. Caraway: An herb, grown for its seeds, had best be grown as a half hardy biennial. Sow in spring or midsummer, and protect over winter. Distances, one foot by six inches. Carnation, see Fig. 180. â French forcing carrots are fine for the table. Carrot: A vegetable not yet enough grown in its finer varieties, which are small, early, and deli- cate. It is a hardy plant, whose roots must not be left in the ground in the North over winter, but should be stored in a cool place, and preferably in moist sand. It is of very easy culture, provided it is properly thinned; it has almost no diseases, and no pests except the parsley worm, which is easily detected and killed. The best kinds for the table are the early French forcing and the half- long. Sow the seed, covering lightly, in any good soil early in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original French, Allen, 1870-1946. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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