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Transplanting. This operation the gardener 



calls in one instance "pricking out." This means taking 

 young seedling plants from the seed box as soon as they are 

 large enough to be handled usually when the first "rough" 

 leaves have developed and replanting them in other boxes 

 or pots, either singly or at a greater distance apart than they 

 were when in the seed boxes. The term is used in the 

 operation of setting out plants from the hotbed, frame or 

 house to the garden; also in removing shrubs or trees. 

 Transplant on a cloudy day, and just before a rain, if 

 possible. 



Trimming is a term which is ordinarily con- 

 founded with pruning ( which see ) . The word "Trimming," 

 however, should be restricted to the shaping of the trees and 

 not to the thinning of the tree or to pruning for wood, fruit 

 or other special object. Trimming is only one of the means 

 of pruning. Trimming is mostly used in the case of hedges. 

 It is also used to keep evergreens in shape. Many orna- 

 mental plants are also Trimmed into various forms, although 

 it is a question if such Trimming is usually wise. Fruit 

 trees should be pruned, as a rule, rather than Trimmed: 

 that is, they usually should be allowed to take their natural 

 form, the pruner taking out the superfluous wood and keep- 

 ing them within manageable bounds. 



Tropseolum. See Nasturtium. 



Tuberose. The Tuberose requires more heat 

 to grow to perfection than it is usually possible to give 

 here in the North. If planted in the border they will not 

 start into growth until the ground has become thoroughly 

 warm usually after the middle of June, making the season 

 before frost too short for their perfect growth and flower. 

 However, if started in loose soil or moss in a warm room or 

 on benches of a greenhouse, the roots will soon start from 

 the tuber and make a fine growth. If planted out in June 

 with a good ball of roots they are likely to bloom before 



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