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EGGPLANT 
QEEDS should be sown in rich soil, about middle of 
G' February, in a hotbed, greenhouse, or in a sunny 
kitchen window in pots or seed flats. Both seeds and 
seedlings require a uniformly even temperature, aver- 
aging sixty-five to severity degrees, in order to thrive. 
Unless the gardener is prepared to provide this condition, 
growing eggplants from seeds is apt to prove a disap- 
pointing experiment. Seeds are sown thinly in furrows, 
four inches apart, covered about one-quarter inch deep 
with light, sandy loam and the soil should be kept thor- 
oughly moist until seedlings appear. The average packet 
contains sufficient seeds to raise ioo plants. 
When the seedlings form the second pair of leaves, 
they should be transplanted into another flat, putting 
them four inches apart each way; or they may be planted 
singly into individual little paper pots. Repeat the 
transplanting several times before plants are set into the 
garden. 
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