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plant in resetting, but this is hardly necessary if the plants 

 are set in moist soil and the earth firmed* around the roots. 



In transplanting it is a good idea to cut off part of the 

 leaves so that the plant will not wilt so much. The leaves evap- 

 orate moisture, and if all are left on they evaporate more 

 moisture than the freshly set roots can supply, and as a result 

 the plant wilts. Clipping the ends of the leaves is the proper 

 way to reduce the evaporating surface. If the weather is 

 warm and sunshiny it is well to shade the plants for a few 

 days with a shingle or some kind of covering. 



Seed. — What has been said concerning good seed under 

 Farm Crops applies equally well to all garden seeds. It is, 

 perhaps, more difficult to get garden seeds true to name than 

 those of the field crops. When a good variety has been found 

 it is a good plan to save some of the very best plants and let 

 them produce seed for the next year's vegetables. 



