POTTING SEEDLINGS 81 



if necessary be removed to a part of the house where the 

 plants will be near the glass and receive a full share of 

 light without being much exposed to strong sunlight. 



When the second leaves are in process of development, 

 and before the seedlings suffer from overcrowding, prick 

 them off into shallow boxes filled with light, rich soil 

 and put them about 2\ inches apart each way. Keep 

 them rather close and shaded for two or three days, to 

 enable them to recover from the check received. When 

 this period is passed expose them more freely to light and 

 air, and as soon as they show signs of becoming crowded 

 pot them singly, using 3-inch pots and a rather rich com- 

 post. When seedlings reach this stage they should be 

 grown under precisely the same conditions as plants raised 

 from cuttings. 



