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disturbing the soil around the roots as little 

 as possible. Make a hole large enough to 

 accommodate the earthball. Then put the 

 plant in position, pressing down the earth so 

 that a close contact is made between the 

 earthball and the soil. Put the plants three 

 to six feet apart, according to the space the 

 adult ought to occupy, and await results. 



Seedlings are treated in a slightly different 

 manner. First of all, do not plant, in one 

 small pond, seedlings mixed with plants raised 

 from tubers and root-stocks. If this is done, 

 the seedlings will simply be overwhelmed, 

 drowned indeed! They require a less depth 

 of water to begin with, and a more gradual 

 increase as the growth develops. If possible, 

 put the seedlings in a special pond, where 

 their needs can receive close attention; but 

 should there be only one pond available, it 

 must be so arranged that one portion is 

 decidedly more shallow, or one of the green- 

 house tanks placed out of doors can be used 

 for the young plants. 



There is another advantage in this : Among 



