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bled to pull out only those of good shape 

 and equal size. If the bed be not wa- 

 tered, and the plants are dug instead of 

 being pulled, we not only get them in 

 poorer condition for transplanting, but 

 are apt to get a mixture of sizes, which 

 gives a very variable crop, one which 

 does not admit of one system of treat- 

 ment being applied to the whole field. If 

 tall and short plants be growing together, 

 it is easy to see that in banking the 

 frame to the required height we should 

 smother the latter, and hence much loss 

 ensues. It is such an easy matter to have 

 a crop of equal size throughout, by sim- 

 ply using the precautions which I have 

 detailed, that I am prompted to dwell 

 thus earnestly upon this special point. 

 When the plants are allowed to stand 



