The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-15
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| from the roof will fall on the bed.
Best effects are produced by plant
| ing all of one variety in one place.
Preparation of the Soil.
Dig up the bed as early as possible,
a foot deep.
Mix with the soil some rich earth,
well rotted manure, or leaf mold from
the woods.
Soil inclined to harden in Jumps or
heavy masses should be mixed with
sand or wood ashes.
Rake the bed and keep the soil fine
and free from Jumps.
Planting of Seeds.
A common mistake is covering
seeds too deeply. Cover small seeds
only to their own thickness, and
medium-sized seeds half an inch AL
ways press the earth firmly after SOW
ing seeds.
Do not allow the soil to become dry.
Sprinkle thoroughly every few days
when the plants are two or three
day.
Water in the morning and evening.
Thinning of Plants in the Garden.
Avoid having plants too crowded.
Thin the plants when they are two
or three inches high, on a cloudy day,
when the soil is moist
Transplant seedlings pulled ub TO
another bed, or give them to a friend
Take up a little soil with each plant
Use a trowel, an old kitchen fork or
small, fat, thin stick
Picking of Flowers.
Do not allow flowers to go to seed.
Pick them every day and more will
bloom
Allow a few of the flowers TO go to
seed for next years garden.
Keep beautiful, fresh flowers in
your house and share them with the
sick.
Things to Remember.
Keep the soil finely pulverized all
summer, but be careful not to injure
the plants.
Dig deep and make soil fine on the
surface.
Keep pulling out the weeds all sum
mer
Sprinkle the seeds every day.
Water the bed thoroughly every few
days during the whole summer.
Pick your flowers every day.
Flowers require attention all sum-
mer.
By attending to these things you
will have flowers all summer.
Entertainments.
Mrs. McReynolds reported on the
entertainment given for the benefit of
School No. 20. This report showed
that $3.50 had been made on the en-
tertainment.
The secretary, Miss Shulman, gave
the statement of the receipts and ex-
penditures of the entertainment given
February s, for the benefit of the as
sociation as q whole, which showed
the net proceeds to be $211.25.
Mr.. w. B. Lewis. chairman of the
committee on publication, made a
verbal report. He said that the COM
mittee had issued souvenir program
of the entertainment given for the
benefit of the association on Satur-
day, February 8, the object of which
was to bring into the homes of the
school children the aims and purposes
of the School Improvement Associa-
ton. All OF these programs he said
were distributed by the teachers
among the school children on the Fri
day prior to the entertainment. The
cost of publishing the program was
$3.50 and the advertising contracts
payable to the association amounted I
to $72. The committe also authorized
an expenditure of 81 for program slips
to be distributed at the entertainment, |
which left profit on the publication
of S22.50
Under the call of new business, Mr.. |
Jockey said he understood that the |
school board had authorized the en-
ployment of a man to care for the |
school grounds during vacation. He |
suggested that the committee on |
school grounds through its .sub-com !
mittee in each school appoint some |
one to see that this employe did his |
work satisfactorily during the summer. |
Mr.. Sheriff. asked Mrs. Hooten to |
put this before the next meeting of
the committee on school grounds, to |
which she assented.
The meeting then adjourned.
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