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EGGPLANT 



OEEDS should be sown in rich soil, a'oout middle of 

 ^ February, in a hotbed, greenhouse, or in a sunny 

 kitchen window in pots or seed flats. Both seeds and 

 seedlings require a uniformly even temperature, aver- 

 aging sixty-five to seventy degrees, in order to thrive. 

 Unless the gardener is prepared to provide this condition, 

 growing eggplants from seeds is apt to prove a disap- 

 pointing experiment. Seeds are sown thinly in furrows, 

 four inches apart, covered about one-quarter inch deep 

 with light, sandy loam and the soil should be kept thor- 

 oughly moist until seedlings appear. The average packet 

 contains sufficient seeds to raise 100 plants. 



When the seedlings form the second pair of leaves, 

 they should be transplanted into another flat, putting 

 them four inches apart each way; or they may be planted 

 singly into individual little paper pots. Repeat the 

 transplanting several times before plants are set into the 

 garden. 



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