PRICKING OFF THE SEEDLINGS. 21 



similar in size to those in which the seeds were sown and at a distance 

 of from 2 to 3 inches apart. The work of pricking- off can be very 

 rapidly done, and wholly with the fingers or without the aid of a 

 dibble. The protection of shaded sash ma}' be given for the first few 

 days if found necessary. When the plants are supplied with leaves of 

 such size as to be in danger of crowding each other they should be 

 removed to the held beds. It may be stated that the plants, even in 

 their younger stages, are not at all impatient of removal. Plate V, 

 tig. 1, shows a plant which was grown in a 5-inch pot, the soil being 

 removed from the roots to show the size of bulb at a certain date 

 from germinating. This bull) was repotted and came into flower 

 seemingly none the worse for its experience. 



