“In putting up your seeds in envelopes give a few cultural directions on them; that is, tell how to plant the special seed.  Also, put on when to plant and the proper soil conditions under which planting should go on.  If the seeds are those of flowers add information concerning height, colour of blossom, and time of blossoming.  Someone might like to know also if the seed was that of an annual, biennial or perennial plant.  Think out a neat, attractive way to fix these envelopes.  If you do not wish to sell them, they will serve as nice Christmas gifts.

“Among the garden trappings which we made last winter are things you could easily sell.  Such a plant stand as Jack made for his own room is certainly marketable.  Make samples of your wares and then take orders for them.  Again, these represent Christmas gifts, too.

“Rustic seats, a woven mat of corn husks to kneel on when weeding, a bit of nice trellis work, a little tool house are all possible pieces of work.

“I saw once what a boy called his handy boxes.  These were wooden boxes, with hinged covers and handles, so that they might be carried about.  One was for seeds.  This box had partitions inside, and all the different envelopes of seeds were arranged in the different cubby holes.  Another box had garden accessories.  The word sounds interesting.  It means all the little extras needed in the work.  Labels, small stakes, a garden reel, measure, knife, cord, note book, pencil—­all were in the box, all were things which the boy often used.  You can make variations on these.  But a box which may be carried about has advantages over one that is screwed up in the tool house.

“I believe the flower-gathering basket would sell well.  It is not that it is a rather picturesque sort of Englishy custom to go out and pick flowers with a pretty basket tucked under one’s arm, but it is very inconvenient, very hot work, and very mussy, to have to hold bunches of flowers in the hand as one gathers.

“In some places where there are summer colonies it is possible to sell bunches of flowers.  I knew of a case where big bunches of sweet peas were brought to the hotel every morning.  These sold for ten and fifteen cents the bunch and went like hot cakes.

“The girls may think of all sorts of wicker mats and trays that would make the garden tea more attractive.  One ought to think of the aesthetic side.

“I have not mentioned working for others.  Hire yourself out.  Let it be known that you can and will weed, mow lawns, plant and transplant for so much per hour.  Someone may be going off for a few weeks; see to it that you are the boy or girl to be employed.  Prove yourself faithful.

“In the winter make garden utensils and also attend to the bulb end of it.  At Christmas time you could do a big business.

“Someone might make and bottle kerosene emulsion.  Paste on each bottle directions for using.  Print very neatly, so it will look well.