The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-06

,soME PRIZES GIVEN
They Will Consist Of Gold Pieces,
and Delightful Books.
Some Pointers.

Tho free seed coupon emitting the hold
ers to packngcs Of flower seeds free will
be printed again In to-morrow's Times
Dispatch and every school child bringing
one OF these properly filled out, to tho
office, No. 916 East Main Street, be-
tween A. NJ. and p. NJ, on Saturday,
will be given two packages Of flower
sceds, free. Look out for the coupon
to- morrow. This offer is not limited to
public school pupils, but ls open to school
children Of every school and every grade
About eight hundred school children
called Wednesday and received their seed
packages. 1t Is expected that twice or
coupons tomorrow. Hence nine hours
have been set apart to distributing tho
geeds. The only conditions on which the
seeds ere given out Is that the recipient
shall plant them and tend the young
plant az soon as 1t appears. AS n FUR
Their inducement to the children to en-
dcavor to beautify their yards and lawn1
and gardens, prizes will be given to those
whose work makes the best showing,
Five dollars will DO given to the pretu-
est yard. Then for the five yards rank
ing next in tie estimation OF the judges
prizes Of two dollars each VIII be given
away. After that the owners OF the ten
yards ranking next will each receive q
prizes OF one dollar. Additional prizes
OF books will be given to those cnlldren
who in the estimate OF the judges have
ACCOMPLISHED commcndablc results. NO
child viii have lost anything and on
the otner hand, every one Will have the
benefit OF the small trouble necessary
to comply with the conditions OF the OF
fer.
WEALTH OF COLOR.
,rhcse seeds embrace nasturtums.
phlox, drumondl, coreopss, zinnias. mari
Colds. mignonette. morning siories, cy-
press, asters, the snap dragon anu
large number of others. They are from
tho seed house of r. w. WOODS Sons,
orc OF the best known In the South, ana
arc the same quality and size Of pack
ngcs usually sold. All of them VIII make
beautiful beds OF blossoms. the cypress
and morning glories viii ciiinn upon
fences frames and lattices and wiil make
n beautiful green covering Tor the pare
wood. md later on Will be bright with
blossoms e !,
Mr.. Mann. OF Mann & Brown, the we'll
known Rroad Street florists. says that all
these flowers will flourish In almost any
soil II Will be necessary for the children
to work the soil we'll before planning the
Eeeds It Is possible to make very pretty
designs In laying off the flower Deus.
II desirable they may be planted In rows
along side the fences. but not too near
them. Then the children may lay out
squares. diamonds. circles. stars. cres-
cents and other designs. When the flow
or section or bed has been laid off. work
tho soil deep with n garden spade or long
hoe, and after spading or digginssit up,
then take rake or a small hoe and chop
the earth on top fine. so that there wiz
be no large clods on the surface.
II the ground is not moist enough when
ready to plant. sprinkle 1t lightly When
the bed has been prepared SOW or scat
ter the seeds not too thickly, and then
sprinkle n little earth over the seeds IT
IS not necessary to plant them deep. All
that is necessary is to cover the seeds.
The roots will strike downward when
the seed pod bursts and the tender leaves
begin TO thrust themselves upward to the
light. Plant the seeds where the flow
ers viii, have plenty OF sunshine.
AWARD OF PRIZES.
When the plants have had time to bios
som freely, the committee OF award Will
make journey to the yards OF the COM
pcttors for the prizes md view the re-
suits. They will then decide what child
has done best and then award the other
fifteen money prizes and the books. For
this reason the children should not fail
to write their home addresses on tho
coupons.
The coupon will appear tomorrow for
the last time. Look out for It, cut 1t out
I'LL in the blank lines and bring or mall
to the business office OF The Times Dis
patch. Those who mail coupons should
sent two-cent stamp which will be used
to mail them the seed package. Re-
member, every child who is n pupil at
any school In Richmond or Manchester
is entitled to the free seed package. Bring
them in tomorrow, between 0 In the
morning and in the evening.