SEED SOWING 



be chipped and replaced, following which they will 

 very quickly sprout. 



When the seedlings are two or three inches high 

 they must be transplanted to their flowering quarters 

 care being taken not to injure the roots, setting them 

 three to four inches apart in the row. Wherever prac- 

 ticable the rows should be at least four feet apart. 



Another method from which I have had excellent 

 results, is to make a two inch furrow in the beds, filling 

 it with sand into which the seed is pressed to a depth 

 of from one to one and one-half inches. This naturally 

 saves the labor of transplanting. Or again the seed 

 may be soaked in warm water for twelve hours when 

 on examination any seed which shows no sign of swell- 

 ing should be chipped, and all immediately sown. 



To ensure a long cutting season and first quality 

 flowers, a perfect root growth to the plant is essential, 

 and this can be attained only by keeping the house as 

 cool as possible during the earlier stages of growth. 

 Give ventilation day and night, so long as there is no 

 danger of frost. At this time a temperature around 40 

 to 46 degrees Fahr. at night rising 10 degrees during 

 the day is what to aim for. If the house is much warmer 

 the plants will quickly shoot up and prematurely pro- 

 duce flowers long before the proper root foundation, so 

 necessary for the future well-being of the plant, is laid. 



When coming into flower the temperature must be 

 gradually raised to 50 degrees at night and 65 degrees to 

 70 degrees during the day, according to the weather. 

 During cloudy damp weather the trouble with bud 

 dropping may be experienced if the atmosphere in the 

 house becomes laden with moisture. This is the time 

 when the grower must be on the alert, and it may be 



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