IN THE HOUSE 



Keep them in the sun as much as possible, 

 but temper it judiciously. During the middle 

 of the day it may be necessary to drop a thin 

 curtain between them and the glass. They 

 need all the light they can get, however, and 

 all the life-giving qualities of the sunshine, 

 but we have to keep in mind the fact that our 

 seedlings are baby plants and can not feed on 

 strong meat, as yet. 



As soon as the seedlings have grown their 

 second set of leaves begin to thin them out, 

 if too thick. Let them stand at least an inch 

 apart. At this period there is much danger 

 of *' damping off." This is a term in use 

 among gardeners to indicate a sort of general 

 debility that attacks young plants, causing 

 them to so weaken that they wilt, apparently 

 from the effect of light. When this condition 

 sets in there is really no help for them. The 

 real cause of the trouble is lack of vital force, 

 due, in most cases, to improper treatment, 

 but frequently occurring from undiscoverable 

 causes. Professional gardeners lose thous- 

 ands of young plants every year from "damp- 

 ing off." The term naturally gives the im- 

 pression that over-dampness has much to do 

 with the disease, for such it really is, but this 



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