The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-12-28

that the water does not rise to thu
surface Of the soil. and the boxeI
should then be covered with glass ant
set in a warm place where the tenn
perature viii be as uniform as pos
sible. They should be inspected sew
eral times a day to see that they ara
not unduly dry or 100 wet, and i
they err in either direction corrective
measures should be adopted
If too dry or removing the glass for
few moments if too wet, But when
the last is done, care must be taller
that they do not become too dry
Treated in this way. success may BIZ
secured with the most tender seed.
When the seeds arz up, the flats
may be transferred to a warm window
and given more light and sun as they
grow in size and strength but these
tiny seedlings are very tender and
cannot stand full exposure 10 sun ant
air; so interpose a protecting shielt
of thin white paper or eheeseeloth be.
tween them and the glass of the win.
dow until they are able to stand the
full rays Of the sun In carefully pre-
pared seed-heds In the open ground
seed of hardy ANIMALS, such as the
nasturtium, candytufts, asters, pansies
phlox drummondii and common morn
ing-gloty. may be sown in May, the
10th OF the month being early enough
in the northern states. The groun0
should not be allowed to dry out, anG
iii the case of large seed like the mas
turtiums, which will be planted three,
eighths or a half-inch deep, the earth
may be worked over whenever it be-
comes dry on after rain. establishing
a dust mulch which makes an ideal
condition for sowing in the open
ground
Fine seed, like the peoples, fox.
gloves and the like, do not need COW
ering even in the open ground, but
should be pressed quite firmly into
the soil and covered, where possible,
with paper until the seed terminates,
Poppy seed should be sown as soon
as the ground can be worked in the
spring il it has not been sown tbs
preceding fall; il should be sown as
thinly as possible using q packet oi
seed to d rod of ground. Hollyhocks
should be sown where they are to re-
main, as indeed should all plants
which possess tap root and are diff
ficult to move Seeds of hardy peren.
malls should be sown in tile hot-hed
or cold-frame On where they will have
the protection Of other plants durine
their first summer, but the cold-frame
is to be preferred as it affords pro-
lection during the coming winter, and
| in the spring the plants may be plant
ed out where they are to remain; this
| is a most excellent way Of securing
a supply Of hardly rerennlals at q
| nominal cost.
| The construction of cold-frame Is
| simple, as 1t is merely Il rough frame
of boards, higher at the back than y
| front and made to rest on the surface
| OF the ground wherever required. i
may be flied with sash-~old windoy
sash--or simply provided with franz
to fit the top and covered with ollie,
muslin, the muslin being first tacket
smoothly on the frame and then given
one or two coats of Oil, In the winte
this will need TO be protected from Tn
| weather with boards to prevent th'
| snow breaking down the muslin 4
such bed all sorts Of hardy peren
mails may be sown, and Il VIII b,
found especially effective for carrying
through their first season the hard
ornamental grasses 50 effective fol
beds on the lawn and for ornamental
hedges.
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