Lesson II 
For Planting Fine Seed: Take one 
part soil, two parts sand. Mix well and 
sift with a one-quarter-inch mesh sieve. 
Put the lumps in the bottom of the flat or 
seed pan, filling it about one-half full of 
lumps or broken pots for drainage. Then 
fill it with fine soil, scraping off the top 
level. Sow the seed carefully over the 
surface as evenly as possible. Press the 
soil down firmly (not hard) without 
covering the seed. Place the flat or seed 
pan into a larger water-tight box, filling 
the latter with water. Let the seed stand 
in the water until the soil is wet through 
from beneath. Remove it and place on 
the heating-pipes or in a warm place. 
When dry, water from beneath as at first 
until seeds are well up. This method is 
used for all fine seeds, as tobacco, petunia. 
Antirrhinums (snap dragons) and the like. 
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