The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.

They met with The Chief at Katharine's house and made a number of pieces of garden appa

OR MAKING SE

ong way of the paper going from front to b

3? in. farther down place point 2. Measure from the upper right cor

. farther toward the right place point 6. Measure from the lower left corner toward

made this seed envelope of rather

rough 1 and 3, 2 and

he dotted lines. Measure ? in. down from 1 and 3, and place dots. Draw full lines upward to the intersection of the dotted l

ints 6 and 8 to the inte

full

dotted

, leaving D for flap to be pasted down whe

ONS OF

n. The distance between notches, or from the central point of one notch across the marke

. wide, and 1-1/16 in. thick. Allow ab

d, so acting as a good pot-marker. Make it 5 ins. long, ? in. wide, and 3/15 in. thic

ood, serve as plant labels as well a

SIEVE-M

ards 13 x

oards 7 x

f wood 12

f wood 8 x

netting

had too limite

of Eloise's and so provi

ces for ends, putting the ends between the side pieces. Use the wire netting for the bottom of t

ULB

s. Of course the bottom is wood with three drainage holes bored in it. A flat may be constructed without the drainage holes as shown in t

G BASKET F

rials ne

ins. long, of

of numbe

s of numb

in. long, of

d exactly in the centre, and slip the remaini

harine. It is a gathering basket just r

und each group four times. Next, separate the spokes in groups of two and continue the pairing weave until

, and insert 3 weavers of number 3 reed. Contin

in. long, of number 4 reed; one on each side of the sp

ace with one row of quadruple, weave over three spokes and back of one, using the number 3 reed. With the same reed put in eleven rows of plain weave, over one sp

ber 2 spoke, or the next spoke at the right, and out; number 2 s

over number 2 and 3, and down; number 2

n; number 2 over number 3 and down. This may be contin

undation to the other side of the handle. Here it is pushed down inside the basket on one side of the handle and over again on the other side of the handle, three rows from the top, making a loop inside. The weaver is then laid close beside the first twist and follows it across to the

the handles. But they add much to it wi

UND

s of the wood

? in. and B,

ons, and sandpaper carefully. Be careful to stroke th

accurate time. It is a r

n just one-ha

ual to the latitude of the place where the dial is to be used. For example, if the latitude of a town is 41 degrees construct the angle D 41 degrees, or if it is 42 degrees, let D be 42 degrees. Then cut from A to C, and sandpaper ca

event the boards from warping. These two pieces may be fastene

T-

f wood, as white wood

These should be planed. There are needed also four little pieces

parallel to this ? inch to the right and left. Transfer these lines down the edges by the aid of the try squa

above is worth mak

on the inside of the lines or a loose joint will be had. Doubling the pa

ends may be rounded down by chisel and

oth look well and stand exposure, apply a suitable stain. Allow it to stand at least thirty minutes. Then rub down with a cloth to an even stain. It is better to allow the stain to stand

JARD

one whole inch for every one-half inch you measure on that. So, if a line measures three and one-half inches, make the line

or making ar

on one of the folds. Cut to line and then draw the other half. This will give perfect

n read off the exact

sides. These sides will need to be ? inch narrower, ? inch on each side, as they must fit betwe

ut to lines by saw, plane or chisel. The curve at the base may be

e construction of this jardinière S

firmer box. A much larger box after the same pattern will make a beaut

m will give better service if it does not entirely fill the space. Let it be the proper le

applying strong ammonia to it with a brush and later sandpapering down and waxing. White wood is another good wood to use, but a stain will have to be ap