TRANSPLANTING 



soil. The principal objection to these quart 

 boxes is that they are not firm, and have 

 a tendency to break some of the roots. 



Lately there has been employed another 

 strawberry box, known as the pint, which 

 has solid sides and is much stiflfer than 

 the quart type. About four seeds are 

 placed in these boxes at first, later thinning 

 to but three plants in each box. The plants 

 and earth are removed from the box by 

 slitting down one edge, the plants then 

 being properly placed in the ground. 



Paper bands and paper pots are often 

 employed. In the case of the bands, the 

 corn roots have a tendency to grow through 

 the bottom of the receptacle, owing to the 

 fact that there is close connection between 

 the dirt inside the band and outside and 

 nothing to interfere; they have proved not 

 quite so satisfactory as other forms. With 

 the paper pots, when the corn is trans- 

 planted the base of the paper pot is removed 

 and the upper parts slipped up, the plants 

 then being immediately placed in the 

 ground. About the same number of seeds 



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