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5. Seed. 



Date of ripening. Form of seed vessel and manner 

 of opening to free its seeds. Quantity of seed 

 gathered. 



Drawings for Booklets. 



1. Seedling, first stage. 



2. Seedling, later stage. 



3. A leaf. 



4. A flower and flower bud. 



5. A seed vessel. 



Castor Bean 



Starting In-doors. 



1. In March or early in April plant the seed of the castor 



bean in four-inch paper pots, putting but a single 

 seed in each pot, and keeping the soil moist, but not 

 too wet. 



2. After the plants come up, disturb them as little as pos- 



sible, giving them a warm, sunny situation and 

 plenty of water. 



3. When danger of frost is past, transplant out of doors in 



the position where the castor beans are to remain 

 through the season. The mass of earth should be 

 moist and be kept unbroken in transplanting. 



Starting Out-doors. 



I. Plant the beans out of doors, one in a place, where the 

 plants are to remain. Cover with an inch of soil and 

 keep the soil well watered. Do not plant until the 

 ground is fairly warm. 



