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reasonably moist until the seedlings are through 

 the soil, after which time take care that the 

 soil does not become too wet, otherwise the 

 young seedlings will be attacked with what is 

 called "damping-off." The stem of the little 

 plant will appear as though scalded just above 

 the surface of the soil and all plants so affected 

 will perish. 



As soon as the seedlings have become about 

 one and one half inches high take them care- 

 fully from the soil and pot singly into either 

 two- or three-inch pots, or they may be trans- 

 planted into a shallow box filled with soil, placing 

 the plants three to four inches apart each way. 

 They should be watered carefully with a sprin- 

 kling can and shaded from the direct rays of the 

 sun for three or four days. When the plants 

 have attained a height of from three to four 

 inches and have filled the soil in the pots quite 

 full of roots, they are ready to be transferred to 

 the soil in which they are to produce fruit. 



There are three methods of growing plants 

 for fruiting. All are good, and the method 

 adopted must be decided by the grower's fancy 

 or convenience. 



They may be grown in solid beds or raised 

 benches, in ten-, twelve-, or fourteen-inch pots, 

 or in boxes. Boxes ten by twelve by twenty- 



