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been open for a month already and are tilled again a short 

 time before the sowing. 



At every place where a tea-plant is desired, 2 or 3 

 grains are deposited at a distance of 2 to 3 feet from 

 each other, not too densely, so that, if more than one 

 grain should grow, there is a possibility of removing the 

 superfluous plants without doing harm to the rest. Some 

 planters first germinate the grains by spreading them 

 over a shady spot and covering them with vegetable- 

 mould. When the grains commence swelling and bursting, 

 it is sufficient to plant one grain instead of three. 



Sowing in beds is preferred, which is especially 

 necessary to obtain plants for filling in purposes, the 

 grains are set at distances of from 10 to 20 cM. after having 

 been laid in water for 24 hours. Those which float are 

 bad, those which sink to the bottom are good. From time 

 to time the grains require to be watered, as well as to 

 be shaded in the outset, if a good development should be 

 wished for. 



4. After the planting, care must be taken that 

 the plant develops regularly, this ensures a regular crop. 



With this aim the languishing and dying plants 

 should be replaced at once. 



Two or three times a year each garden must be 

 turned over, and once every month weeded in all parts, 

 while the soil round the plants must be kept light. 



In the second or third year furrows are often dug 



