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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



GROW YOUR OWN PLANTS 



Get an early start this year by planting- some of your seeds indoors. A sunny window, 

 a seed flat, some good soil and ordinary care and attention are all that is required. 



Seed Flat. 



Drainage. 



Leveling. 



Tamping. 



Marking Rows. 



Sowing Seeds. 



Sieving. 



Watering. 



1. The seed flat may be of any handy size but should be from 3 to 4 inches deep. 

 2. Place broken pots, pebbles or coarse ashes to the depth of 1 inch in the bottom for 

 drainagre. 3. Fill with good soil, not too finely sifted, and level off flush with top of 

 the flat. 4. Tamp soil firmly. 5. Mark out rows not too deep for fine seeds. 6. Sow 

 seeds evenly in the row. 7. Cover by sieving- good soil over the flat and tamp again. 

 8. Water with a very fine spray. 9. Cover with paper to prevent evaporation until the 

 seedlings are up. 10. When seedlings are large enough to handle, lift carefully and 

 transplant to small pots or other flats spaced 2x2 inches. Water sparingly in cloudy 

 weather to prevent damping off. 



Cover. 



Lifting Seedlings. 



Transplanting Seedling. 



niustrations on this page are reproduced through the courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 



St. Louis, Mo. 



