HOW 
TO PLANT SEEDLINGS IN FLATS 
All delicate plants such as Petunias, Stocks, Snapdragons, many vegetables like Tomatoes, Peppers, Cabbage, Celery, 
etc., and all perennials are best grown this way from seed. It saves time, and the resulting seedlings are huskier, ready 
to plant out sooner and often flower earlier than those from seed sown outdoors. 
() DRAINAGE HOLES A) SOW seed evenly either over the surface (broad- 
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Place pieces of broken flower 
pots to keep drainage holes 
open. 
cast) or in rows which can be 
marked with labels. Soak flat 
by standing in water until 
surface is wet 

leaf mold and garden loam J —— with a putty —with a special 
and sand. With hand firm knife or similar . tool made by 
the soil around edges of flat tool notching the 
end of a garden 
C\ label, as shown. 

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2) TRANSPLANT seedlings carefully in new flat of 
@ LEVEL soil by drawing notched lath back and forth soil in hole made with a 
across surface. Notches make soil level about 2 
inch below top of flat 
4) 

small dibble or pencil. Make 
holes 2 inches apart each 
way. Press soil firmly about 
the seedlings. Sprinkle with 
we a fine spray of water 
en ee When seedlings are growing vigorously transplant to the 
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open ground in beds previously prepared by spading, 
working in fertilizer and raking smooth. 

FUNGOUS PESTS OF THE FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN 
BLACK SPOT POWDERY MILDEW ON EARLY AND LATE BLIGHTS RUST ON PEACH LEAF LEAF SPOTS 
PEAS 
GRAPES ROSES ON POTATOES TOMATOES SNAPDRAGONS HOLLY HOCKS CURL 
INSECT PESTS OF THE FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN 
FLEA CABBAGE CABBAGE SPITTLE 12 SPOTTED BEETLF AEXICAN BEAN FLOWER 
BUC BEETLE 
BEETLE WORM LOOPER 
(Diabrotica) THRIP 
EITHER WE BRING THEM UNDER CONTROL OR THEY OWN THE GARDEN 
LEAF 
HOPPERS BEETLES 

MINUTE 

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CATER- SNAILS SLUGS CUTWORMS EARWIGS GLADIOLUS THRIPS RED SPIDER MEALY BUGS WHITE FLY 
PILLARS 

YOU CAN DEPEND 
ON AN EXPERIENCED SEEDSMAN FOR PERSONAL ADVICE ON GARDENING PROBLEMS 35 
