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diving with bare arms into the tub and coming up 

 again with the dripping pots. 



"We must put this in the bottom," said Herr 

 Trommel, dropping bits of broken crock into each 

 pot ; "it is for drainage and so the hole will not be- 

 come tight stopped." 



"But you did n't do that when we potted cut- 

 tings," objected the assistant. 



"The pots were but two inches j if they are bigger 

 they must have the bit of crock." 



"We can't put the tulips in very deep." 



"No ; the little fellows just have their noses under 

 the covers. Now we make a little cushion of sand." 



"So he will sleep comfortably 1 ?" 



"So he will sleep well," assented Mr. Trommel ; 

 "and we put the other fellows in here two, three, 

 four, six tulips ; if we have them but two inches 

 apart they will not crowd." 



"And we cover them over up to the noses?" 



"Yes, but shake it down gently ; we do not pat hard." 



"And now we water them ; bulbs, Hebchen, should 

 be kept moist but not too wet. Now they must go 

 in the dark and go to sleep." 



"Why do we have to put them to sleep?" asked 

 Mary. 



