GROWING EARLY VEGETABLE PLANTS UNDER GLASS I Gl 
throngli the center to a table. The paper is folded in 
and clinched in the center with a single upholstering 
tack driven over the end of the bolt. When planting in 
the field the paper should always be removed to prevent 
interference with root development. Paper pots of vari- 
ous types are manufactured by a number of firms and 
may be purchased at a low figure. In recent years con- 
siderable controversy has arisen over the value of all 
paper pots, home-made and commercial. Many growers 
have had poor success with plants grown in them ; flats, 
clay pots or other such containers usually producing 
superior plants. The plants grown in paper pots are 
often stunted in growth with the leaves yellowish rather 
than a healthy green. Whether the trouble is due to 
poor drainage in some cases where the pots are not pro- 
vided with drainage holes, or whether some chemical 
substance in the paper used causes a poisoning of the 
plant, is still an undecided question. This is a matter 
that should have thorough investigation in the interests 
of both growers and paper pot manufacturers. Melons 
and cucumbers are often planted on sods. Berry baskets 
and veneered 4-inch dirt bands, folded into squares, are 
very useful for starting the above plants. 
