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that they may continue growth and become har- 

 dened through exposure to sunshine and outdoor 

 air. Later, they may be safely transplanted into 

 other boxes, giving them more room for growth, 

 or to the field where they may be planted in long 

 rows about four feet apart, so that they may 

 afterwards be cultivated by horsepower in the 

 usual way. 



In general the treatment here described is 

 employed for cactus, berries, lilies, begonias, 

 grasses, potatoes, roses, ferns, or any of the 

 thousands of species of domestic, foreign, arctic, 

 or tropic seeds which are received from collectors. 



In transplanting, it is best to have the boxes 

 of plants carried into the field, and with most 

 plants it is best to saturate the soil in the boxes, 

 letting them drain a little before attempting to 

 transplant. Then with a trowel they may be taken 

 up with the dirt surrounding the roots and set out. 



After marking the rows with a garden line, a 

 long narrow crevice is cut by inserting a flat spade 

 and moving the handle back and forth a few 

 inches. The plants can be rapidly placed in the 

 crevice thus made. One side of the soil is pressed 

 down with the foot or with a tamper, and packed 

 quite firmly against the roots. 



Then more soil is drawn in with a hoe or rake 

 and carefully placed about each plant, after which 



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