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pass them by when we are choosing plantlets to put 

 in our garden beds. Here is the first and simplest 

 kind of selection. By this means, and by not having 

 space for a great number of plants in the garden, we 

 probably get rid of 80 per cent of the seedlings — 

 almost surely the least desirable ones. 



Suppose we have transplanted 1,000 seedlings 

 where they are to grow and produce leaves for sale 

 or home use. Among these, provided the seed has 



been good and true, 

 at least 90 per cent 

 will be about alike in 

 appearance, produc- 

 tivity and otherwise. 

 The remaining plants 

 may show variations 

 so striking as to at- 

 tract attention. Some 

 may be tall and scraggly, some may be small and 

 puny; others may be light green, still others dark 

 green; and so on. But there may be one or two 

 plants that stand out conspicuously as the best of 

 the whole lot. These are the ones to mark with a 

 stake so they will not be molested when the crop is 

 being gathered and so they will attain their fullest 

 development. 



These best plants, and only these, should then be 

 chosen as the seed bearers. No others should be 

 allowed even to produce flowers. When the seed 

 has ripened, that from each plant should be kept 

 separate during the curing process described else- 

 where. And when spring comes again, each lot of 



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