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has become so hard as to be quite impervious to mois- 

 ture. 



In the case of new and expensive varieties, many 

 growers have now adopted the method of cutting all 

 the seed ere planting. See illustration. 



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White seeded varieties are also a cause of much 

 annoyance at times, as they are apt to rot in the ground 

 should the weather be wet and cold after planting. 

 We, therefore, advise sowing these rather thicker than 

 the dark seeded sorts, and not so deeply; or, to hurry 

 germination, and so avoid the risk of them rotting in 

 the soil, the seed should be soaked in warm water for 

 twelve hours previous to planting, or, if starting them 

 in pots, use an inch layer of sand, as advised on page 12, 

 this being the method I always use when planting 

 scarce and new varieties, and with most satisfactory 

 results. 



INSECT PESTS AND BLIGHT 

 THE CUT WORM. This pest is in some seasons most 

 destructive to the vines in early stages of growth, and 

 various methods of combating its ravages have from 

 time to time been advocated, such as hand-picking, 

 sowing lettuce beside the rows of Peas, etc. However, 

 a dusting of tobacco powder or soot will be found as 



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