permit our seeded beds or flats to dry out, for if we do, we cannot 

 expect to have results. 



When the little plants have peeped out an inch or so above the 

 ground and the bed is moist, we may easily pull out any plants that 

 might overcrowd the bed or flat. Be sure not to do this thinning 

 out when the soil is dry, as you might disturb the roots of the other 

 plants, and then again, it requires more effort to thin out under 

 such conditions. 



Save the seed of your finest flowers, allow only these to pro- 

 duce seed, save them for future use in labelled and dated envelopes 

 or small boxes. 



Mark these seed flowers with a bit of worsted. The seed of a 

 half dozen choice blooms will give you hundreds of plants. You 

 will be your own "seedman" then. 



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