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than the ones he describes, but which is quite effective 
in sprouting bulblets. We may refer to it as the sprout¬ 
ing cabinet or incubator. 
The remainder of what is said on Bulblet Germina¬ 
tion will be considered under the following headings: 
The Sprouting Cabinet, Temperature, The Sprouting 
Packs, Peeling the Bulblets, Planting Sprouted Bulblets 
and Germinating the Lower Priced Varieties. 
THE SPROUTING CABINET 
This is a most valuable device in the sprouting of 
bulblets and adds greatly to the certainty of a high per¬ 
centage of germination. 
By sprouting a bulblet we mean the visible growth 
of either the eye or root. Both usually begin growth 
at about the same time, but the root usually shows the 
longest growth first. We prefer to sprout all of the 
higher priced ones before planting, for once sprouted, 
they seldom fail to come up. 
Our sprouting cabinet is made of glass sash, ordi¬ 
nary window sash will do, loosely put together so there 
will be plenty of ventilation. It may be constructed at 
an expense of from five to ten dollars. 
We use glass so that the bulblets may sprout in 
strong light. This tends to make the sprouts, both 
from the eyes and roots, stubby and strong, rather than 
long and weak. We place the cabinet in an East win¬ 
dow where it will get the early morning light. 
A convenient size of cabinet is about four feet long, 
two and one-half feet deep and three feet tall. It may 
be set on a small table or on legs of its own, bringing 
the bottom of it to about the same height as a table. 
