The middle of May generally finds us anxious to put out our plants, especially as we want to clean house, and the prepared garden beds look bare and forlorn. A cold, long rain storm often sets in the last of May, and our poor plants are shaken by the wind, perhaps stripped of their leaves, and need a month to recover their good looks. Let us not therefore be in a hurry, and let us bear in mind the rule about taking down stoves, and taking off flannels. Some one asked an old doctor what day in the year he should take off his woolen undershirt. The O. D. answered the 31st day of May. "When shall I put it on?" was the next question, "the first day of June," was the answer. I plant my seeds in shallow boxes, placing them in sunny windows, and transplant as they grow and crowd together. I cover the boxes with pieces of cloth, and like this better than glass. If the seeds are very fine, I keep the cloth wet. A pair of iron brackets are cheap, and fastened in the sunny windows, with a board laid across, they afford a nice support for my seed boxes. - Sister Gracious.