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The first very necessary thing is heat. We find the seeds them- 
selves are very sensitive to heat, and by experimenting, the same 
seed will range from 40 to 99 per cent. in germination according 
to the amount of heat. We find the nearer 75 degrees the tem- 
perature is kept the better. 
SOWING TIIE SEED 
The manner of sowing the seed is very important. The old- 
‘time way of sowing broadcast in flats or beds should be aban- 
doned. There are always some that will be crowded by this method 
and thus grow slender and become practically worthless. We 
would recommend always sowing all seeds in rows. This will 
give all the same chance if covered in the same depth and all re- 
ceive the same amount of sun — which plants need very much. 
Each grower must determine when to sow his seeds; this de- 
pends upon the time they usually will be lable to go into open 
ground. I allow about six weeks for tomatoes, cabbage and 
cauliflower, and twelve weeks for celery. 
Flowering plants may be grown to good advantage with the 
vegetables as the greenhouse can be used after other plants are 
out in hotbeds. The following flowers are most called for: Asters, 
Verbenas, Petunias, Zinnias, Salvias and Pansies. Many more 
plants can be grown per square foot. 
In the selection of flower seeds, buy only the best and those 
that have been tried out. One does not want to be disappointed 
at the close of the season by not getting large and handsome 
flowers. 
The methods of growing plants are practically the same as 
for vegetables. 
DISEASES 
Diseases that attack plants in the seed bed should be well 
looked after. Perhaps the one having done the greatest amount 
of damage is what is known as “ damping off.” This is a fungous 
disease that attacks the plants at the surface of the earth, and is 
caused hy an over amount of moisture there. This excess moisture 
soon decays the shanks of the plants which drop over and in time 
die. Some recommend transplanting as soon as this condition is 
