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once. But if while they are in the ground a norther of several 
days’ duration occurs or an extended cold spell such as we some- 
times have anywhere in Florida, these seeds are very sure to rot, 
unless one can keep them in a warm place. In planting palm 
seeds, if one can spare pots long enough it is an excellent idea to 
put a single seed in each pot and set them thickly in sand or 
earth on the benches. This is for the reason that the palms 
form long, hard and brittle tap roots and if planted in open 
earth they are difficult to transplant. 
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ANOTHER FLORIDA PLANT HOUSE. 
This design requires less space than the preceding one, and is quite sufficient for those who 
are working only with potted plants. Some sort of a plant house is almost a necessity, if 
one is to enjoy the full possibilities of Florida for the propagation of tender plants. (Fig. 6) 
I like to grow plants to a considerable size before putting them 
out in the open ground. Plants in from four- to six-inch pots are 
much better fitted to withstand the hardships of their first year 
in the open ground than those from smaller sizes. A large num- 
ber of the plants which we grow in this region may be propagated 
from cuttings and this is especially true of the herbaceous and soft 
wooded kinds. Shrubs and trees having very hard wood rarely 
root from cuttings with us. I have the best success with the 
woody forms by taking not quite ripened shoots and cutting them 
into lengths from eight inches to a foot long. These I set in the 
