ightly with straw or leaves through the winter.

An annual blossoms and dies its first season. But some annuals sow
themselves and so come up again the next season.

The girls worked out a table of planting by months which Ethel called
the plant time-table.

Besides the garden which the girls all had together each one did
something to improve things at home.

THE FLOWER TIME-TABLE
+--------------+-------------+--------------------+
| NAME | SOWING TIME | BLOSSOMING TIME |
+--------------+-------------+--------------------+
|Ageratum | May | June-October |
|Aster | May | Until frost |
|Balsam | May | June-September |
|Calendula | May | June-October |
|Cal. Poppy | May | August |
|Candytuft | May | June-September |
|Coreopsis | May | June-August |
|Cornflower | April | June |
|Cosmos | May | August-September |
|Four o'clock | May | July-August |
|Foxglove | May | June |
|Gaillardia | May | July-October |
|Helianthus | May | August-September |
|Hollyhocks | August | August |
|Iceland Poppy | May | June-September |
|Larkspur | May | June-July |
|Marigold | May | Until frost |
|Mignonette | May | Until frost |
|Morning-glory | May | July-August |
|Petunia | May | July-September |
|Phlox | May | July-October |
|Scabiosa | May | July-August |
|Stock | May | June-July |
|Sunflower | April | July-September |
+--------------+-------------+--------------------+

Ethel and Dee set up a sundial in Ethel's own backyard. The directions
that follow will help other girls and boys in setting up theirs.
Sun-time and clock-time are not quite the same. There are four days in
the year when, if you work out the sun-shadow time, your dial will be
almost accurate. This is because on these days the sun-time and the
clock-time practically coincide. These dates are April 15th, June 15th,
September 1st, and December 24th.

Before you go outdoors draw on