The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21

TT -um,what difficult 10 gct any seed
TO Getm.rato in III, open ground
after ihc hot dry weather of summer
commences. II The season happens to
- or" with frequent showers through
ne summer there will he no difficulty
SsoG. nr p,rcnn,als may bc sown rs
'.,e e.. August. hut me sol must hc
up' -nad.d and constantly moist. II
s.o.,,d 10 become dry just once the
7.Nu.c sowing may bc lost. Constant
MOISTURE and shade arc necessary to
..o examination Of seed during the sum-
tr.-.
T., best sol fpr young plants and one
au..' absolutely necessary for seed
'ads rich. mellow loan, containing so
.g.. .aad that 1t viii not bake" after
Iard ~aovrrs or when spriniSled. II
.. useless ~ try to grow good flowers
- p,1r. or hard. unbruken soil. or
20 trI yaokcd with weeds In either
,qse 'lo plants become dwarfrd. arrive
70 maturity too early. and flower and
-pen their seeds before they have at
a.no6 half their natural size. and about
'ho '.me "a good robust plant would he
; forming IT, buds
\ .1, soil can he greatly improved
uy adding sand or the sftings from
90 ashes and good supply OF ma
uurs = good plan !. 10 cover the top
- the soil with the sand or ashes and
.lrH 'lis under with garden fork
breaking up the soil ~ mu'h a. pos
Do Then cover this with manure
nd ,un the manure under with a spade
~ fork. mixing II with the soil az thor
ougN.N %" possible. The commercial
drce manure j. good in the absence Of
vel ro''ed stable manure. covering
- hJmus, sold by see,lsmcn. is good
'N third coating, turning this under
II mixing the whole ~ completely as pos
'.h'", OF tHc same time thoroughly pull
'erz.a. F.. whole mass. The result
| 1911 be- lnc rich frabie soil that
seedlings vii flourish IN. Heavy soil
becomes hard on tho surface. and this
prevents the Young plants from com
Is urt or II they happen 10 get above
. me surface. during showery weather
''Ny become locked in and make but
}, Rte Advancement unless the gardener
careful tn keep the crust well broken;
mi In doing this the plants are often
! destroyed
II seeds az" .own IN rough. humpy
ground. pn".'on viii he buried under
n. c'ods and viii rever grow: many
ma start. not finding III soil for their
''hoer roots viii perish while a few may
escape these difficulties and flourish.
\ ''.d frame. that Is an ordinary
ho' bed Franc. set over a we'll prepared
''ed .od and covered with glass sash,
'atn". 1r moisture which arises from
,"e "lwh aud Keeps tho atmosphere
0ama and ne surface of the soil
mos ''r plants are not subject to
'hansrs ~ temperature. as a uniform
sac ..n hr maintained no matter
Nna' Ito weather may he. Care il
'N'',lrE 60 prevent scorching the
oo"p rultS 10 hot weather. On bright
MOI AN. aT mus, he freely given and
'n' course taken to uhstruCt the rays
" mo sun, or a great portion 81 the
f'0.' Wi. pn ruined. For a few seeds
ma 'aur- nr bones can be made
''i 'N'.'d with nrgc panes of glnss
~ son raj rulC seeds should I've
'"r"a twice. the depth nf their own
ItM'.'r Tho earth over the seeds
''''l "" pressed hrmly. using a broad
''o'' hoard for this purpose \ good plan
N''" fin" seeds with sand, and over
ITO f1"l lightly sprinkle sphagnun
' mU nlp fine pieces, 10 AFFORD
''..' "'H.'.iion from sun aud wind