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MISSOURL BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 115 
‘‘The time of sowing is entirely governed by the climate, 
and it is very important that the growers should be acquainted 
with their local climatic conditions before growing these 
special plants. For the vicinity of Tokyo the sowing season 
generally starts in the middle of May or a little earlier. In 
general, the plants grow much better in warm places; there- 
fore, the growers should not sow the seeds until they feel 
quite sure that warm weather has come to stay and there is 
no fear of frost injury. 
‘‘There are two types of seed-beds. The one is by sowing 
the seeds in a framed bed, and the other is by sowing them 
in a pot. 
**1. Framed beds.. For this purpose the bed should be well 
ventilated and sunny. It is very convenient to make the beds 
about three feet in width, but their length may be of any 
desired extent. Simple culture frames of usual type are 
employed, except that no glass cover is used, and their height 
is usually about five inches. 
‘*Place the frames where the seeds are to be sown, and fill 
them with well-drained soil (about three to four inches deep) 
by sifting. Smooth the surface and sow the seeds on the bed 
and cover the surface with sifted soil (about 14 inch in 
thickness), and sprinkle water, using only very small streams. 
It is a good practice to place a thin layer of straw upon it, 
and allow it to remain until the young plants appear at the 
surface of the bed. For the purpose of forcing, it is desir- 
able to peel a tiny bit of the seed-coats before sowing. The 
right place for peeling is near a sunken spot where the 
germination takes place. Under a favorable condition the 
seeds begin to germinate in three to four days. When the 
casing soil is too shallow, the cotyledons will sometimes appear 
covered by the seed-coat. In such eases those coats should 
not be taken away when they are dry, as it often causes some 
injury to the cotyledons. 
“II. Potted beds. In potted culture practically a similar 
method can be applied, with the exception that pots instead 
of frames are used. 
‘‘Transplanting: A seedling should be transplanted twice; 
first, from the seed beds, either framed or potted, to a small 
pot (about 214 inches in diameter)—the purpose of the first 
transplanting is to prevent the unnecessary growth of the 
plants; second, remove it to a larger pot, usually 5 to 6 inches 
