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Fig. 4. — Making holes for drainage. 



Oh, hold the bit vertical, Billy ! I mean straight up and down. It 

 will bite its wa)^ through the board much more smoothly. Put in plenty 

 of holes so that all the surplus water may drain away. It is even worse 

 for seedlings to have 

 wet feet, than for 

 plants of older 

 growth. Then put a 

 carpet of moss on the 

 bottom of the flat to 

 keep the fine soil from 

 sifting through, and it 

 will also retain moist- 

 ure and keep the shal- 

 low earth from drying 

 out too rapidly. It 

 means a good deal to 

 a plant as well as to a 

 boy, to be started out 

 in life with a sturdy 

 constitution. And for 

 that, plants must not 

 be kept either tuo wet 

 or too dry, nor in too 

 warm a place for then 



Fig. 5. — Putting moss in bottom to keep soil from sifting 



through. 



