APPENDICES 



(if the seedlings be from seed sown broadcast) or a 

 larger portion if they are in rows. Lay these on a 

 board in a shaded place; carefully separate each plant 

 and gently shake the earth from each before replant- 

 ing it. 



Resetting: Begin at the left-hand corner of the 

 freshly filled flat, the corner farthest from you, and 

 with your fmger or a dibble make a hole deep enough 

 to drop in the full length of the roots of the seedling 

 so as to have it stand upright when transplanted and 

 at a little lower depth in the earth than in its previous 

 home. Firm the soil around the roots and stem. 

 Set the plants about two inches apart, keeping the 

 rows straight. Label Sprinkle well and set away 

 out of the sun until the plant has had time to estab- 

 lish itself; most plants will do this in twenty-four 

 hours or a little longer. A small dibble can easily be 

 shaped from a clothespin; one of larger size for out- 

 door planting from the end of a broom handle or the 

 handle of a broken garden tool; if such tool has a 

 handle, as an old spade, leave on for greater comfort 

 in using. 



Potting Seedlings. — Soil: When the time comes for 

 potting, the plant has become strong enough to require 

 more food and to risk some dangers. As a seedling 

 we treated it like a baby. We had to give it food, 

 but we tried to do it so that if there was anything in 

 the food that might disagree with it, any germs of 

 the diseases that attack plants, or any insects, we 

 should have as few as possible. We carefully sifted 

 the soil that there should be no cut worms or other 

 evil things that we could see to get rid of. We gave 

 the little seed for its first food that which was well 



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