New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-04

Mr.. Tromme nodded. Can you make it straight
II have a string" said the undergardener,
4 made that myself out Of two clothespns, and il
rolls up so: See" she said. holding up clothes
pin and string arrangement. 'Clothespins are very
That is a most interesting contrivance,' said
Eox hold this a9th 3i nsFe said the
fence and unr9ll the string Just as If you were ere
clothespn in and then stretch the string, be-
cause it pulls out. she explained al eti - No. ia
stTg was pued sraigh and the pin at the other
end driven in and stamped upon
off o think he w9gd GO easier y2n 9 6Gg Gg
ec5iysy at the cot cloths IN his hand
viii You cut it off for me? I have only SCISSORS
You must make the trench deeper than that.
like to be in deep, where it is cool and moist. You
know We put the manure far down at the bottom
hungry will go down even further to find something
rs that far enough apart?"
through M S Looked a9%4 5 6 into the rsnG end
That will do, but will have 70 thin them later
is like killing some Of the children because there
IS not enough to eat for ALL the bad stepmother
Gained suddeniy S!@ %St so deep We dc not
want more than two inches over these little
- thought you said they must go in deep said
Yes, yes; but the seedlings are little things and
0cb oa beavy ban he wien up seeSgnrq are
up. then We push the soil around and cover them
that s sd must hep cover e & r. the With
earth only lust as deep as they We're before or
else they couldn't breathe objected his listener
Yes. yesi" said Herr Trommel impatiently. Il
tel you, little one plants are very much alike but
often they are different
The under gardener looked trife perplexed.
sighed as she covered the seeds carefully and left
an emhankment OF earth beside the trench. Now
we water them just like We do the other things.
don't we?'
we have to water them well They are thirsty
How long viii II be before they come up?'
II think they will make haste for They
late this year, you know, and they have some
time 10 make up. Sometimes l put them in the
ground three weeks earlier but this year the OLD
Mother Earth slept late. and did not unlock her
house at the right time, the plants could not
come MY dear magnolia blossoms have not
Vet dared to thrust their Of the little fur
ISM there anything else we can plant?" asked
Herr Trommel meditated moment. we might
put in the poppies." he said doubtfully They do
not mind the cold. Have you the seeds hereY'
But the under gardener was already running
toward the house. - -, .
Nj TrommeI was. still looking medtatively at
the sweetpea trench and then at the fence when
Mary came back. packet In hand Wait, wait.
he said. as she began to tear on the end OF the
packet Let us see irst Where we shall put t
OF the fence. Yes and the sweetpeas we have
along the wire We must 9 put something in be-
Why - what would they. do to each other2"
asked Mary. fixing pair or surprised brown eyes
on W NE Ga rened Herr Tromme at is not that
the flowers themselves have any quarrel with each
other 1t is only mater o1 OF cTbbae e' LeeThens
sre tba Sainty pink and white. They do not like
to be so near bright scarlet OF the nasurtiums
Perhaps we might Pui sG Il yet tor early gor these
but The border Is narrow-you can easily reach
past. We might plant the peoples in front They