1 82 Growing Flowers 



increasing the amount each day, until they are 

 entirely exposed. If plants are hardened in this 

 manner, there will be little danger of their dying 

 after having been transplanted. The plants will 

 require less moisture as they grow older, hence the 

 evaporation will not be harmful. 



In sections of the country which have short 

 seasons, plants for the open ground which will not 

 stand transplanting may be started in large card- 

 board boxes, such as are used for suits of clothes. 

 When the plants have grown to the required height 

 and the time is ripe for plants to flourish in the 

 out of doors, box and plants should be set in 

 the ground, taking care not to shake the earth and 

 unsettle the roots. The box will soon rot and will 

 do no harm to the roots. 



There can be purchased small paper cups in 

 which to plant seeds which are later to be transferred 

 to the garden. Two or three seeds at least should be 

 planted in each cup to be sure that cup space is not 

 wasted by non-maturing seed. The cup should be 

 planted in the ground and just before setting in the 

 earth should be slit down the side to permit the 

 roots to spread. The cup will soon disintegrate 

 and become part of the soil. 



