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be found that not all bulblets are sound. Any unsound 
bulblets will likely show some mold within the first 
two or three days and these unsound bulblets can then 
be removed for they are of no value and will only tend 
to damage the good ones. Burlap sacks, which decay 
easily, should not be used. 
THE SPROUTING PACKS 
For these we use small flour sacks, the size of the 
sack depending on the number of bulblets of a kind. 
First the sacks are boiled in hot water for a few min¬ 
utes to kill any disease germs. Then a thin layer of 
cotton batting is placed inside the sack. The bulblets 
should have already been soaked in warm water for 
24 hours. 
The sack is spread flat on a table and the bulblets 
are placed on the center of the sack (not inside it), the 
wooden nursery label having been wired to the top of 
the sack. Now thinking of the sack as divided into 
three equal parts, the bottom third of the sack is then 
folded over the bulblets. Then the two sides are folded 
over for a distance of about two inches, and then the 
top third of the sack is folded over all, leaving the label 
in view, and making a flat pack. 
Several of these packs may be stacked one on top 
of the other. If the folding is carefully done no strings 
are necessary. Thus the pack may easily and quickly 
be examined every two or three days and the sprouted 
bulblets removed. The sprouted bulblets may be placed 
in an unglazed earthenware saucer on which has been 
placed a piece of wet blotting paper or a few thick¬ 
nesses of wet newspaper, and may be planted at once 
or several days later. 
