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to transfer them to 2-inch pots when the second leaf was fairly well 
developed, although this has been done frequently when the first leaf 
was well straightened out. (Fig. 3.) It does not make much dif- 
ference which practice is followed. At whatever stage they are trans- 
ferred the plants seem to stand still for about three weeks after 
potting, and until the roots get out to the sides of the pot the top 
erowth is always next to nothing; but after this the development is 
very rapid. : 
Fic. 3.—A flat of several lots of Easter lily seedlings ready to be potted. 
TRANSPORTATION OF SEEDLINGS. 
There is an opportunity for the development of a business in the 
production of 2-leaved or 3-leaved seedlings, to be furnished to florists 
or others to grow either in pots or in the open ground. 
Such seedlings might be sold either directly from the seed flats or, 
after being established, from a first shift. The plants are as easily 
transported in the 1-leaved to 3-leaved stage as at any other time. 
They have been shipped from Washington, D. C., to California in mail 
packages several times, and have arrived in perfect condition. One 
trial package in fine condition when it reached California was re- 
wrapped immediately and returned, but as it was not sufficiently 
protected from the cold it froze on the return trip. 
A. successful method of packing is to lay down, first, a strip of 
paper, then on this a ribbon of moist sphagnum moss 2 or 3 inches 
wide. The seedlings are placed on the moss with the tops all one way 
