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over the field. The men following open 

 the holes where it is found that the plants 

 are to stand, and place the transplanted 

 plants in the holes, pressing the soil about 

 their roots quite carefully. It is better 

 with the method of transplanting to mark 

 off the field previous to transplanting, 

 thus insuring straight rows and equal dis- 

 tances between plants in the row. 



With a transplanted plant, such as spoken 

 of, it does not seem necessary to water them 

 when they are placed in the ground if 

 due care is given in the transplanting. 

 However, if they are handled roughly or 

 the soil is quite dry, it would be greatly 

 to the advantage of the continued growth 

 of the plant to have water applied to the 

 soil when the plants are set. 



The date for planting outside is as soon 

 as possible after the weather becomes settled 

 or all danger from frost has passed. The 

 time, in most sections of the North, may 

 be from May 15 to May 20; and the farther 

 south a person goes, the earlier the season. 

 It is important, however, to place the 



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