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following it the tiny plants never wither or 

 are set back, and in fact do not seem to 

 know that they have been moved. Take a 

 tin box, such as biscuits come in, half fill 

 it with water, then lift into it from the 

 seed-bed about one hundred seedlings at 

 a time. With a sharp -pointed stick make 

 holes in the bed where the little plants are 

 to go, and then put them in. Soak the 

 ground thoroughly after each patch is 

 finished. In this way the tiny rootlets 

 never become dry. 



All the beds and borders can be kept free 

 from weeds and in good condition if gone 

 over with a trowel every five days, or once 

 a week, the earth stirred thoroughly, and 

 any weeds that may have grown taken out. 

 It is particularly necessary, for a few weeks 

 in the spring, to keep well ahead of the 

 weeds. I always think of my sins when I 

 weed. They grow apace in the same way 

 and are harder still to get rid of. It seems 

 a pity sometimes not to nurture a pet one, 



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