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sides, and here lot me remark, that all the hot-bed frames 

 should be carefully banked up also, and the frames 

 should be so arran<j,-ed that they will pitch toward the 

 south so as to shed off the water and lie towards the 

 sun. By following these rules, the very best plants may 

 be obtained, and the success of the crop depends as well 

 on good plants as thorough cultivation. I successfully 

 ripened the last season, the small leafed Cuba variety 

 and Connecticut seed leaf, not only the leaf but the seed; 

 and I have at this time about six quarts of each kind. 

 Care should be taken in procuring seed, as it soon de- 

 teriorates from climatic influences and unskillful culture. 

 Many persons who cultivate but little, prefer to buy their 

 plants. If so, the ground should be properly prepared 

 beforehand, so that they may be set as soon as received, 

 in which case, no matter how dry the land, they may be 

 preserved by watering, as heretofore directed." 



V.-TKANSPLANTING. 



Tbo plant as it should be set. The plant as set. 



Designing this manual to be mainly a compilation or 

 gathering of the best practical authorities on tobacco 

 culture, we here introduce directions, which we consider 

 instructive and reliable : 



