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LET'S TALK ABOUT SEEDLINGS IN FLASKS, READY FOR COMMUNITY Pots 
When I first offered 250cc flasks, it was in response to requests from you folks 
who wanted smaller flasks than I had been offering. You would like to try shift- 
ing seedlings to coumunity pots, but 300 to 500 of a cross were far too many} 
I passed your problem on to my flasking expert, who promptly came up with the 
answer: “Transplants{" 
What are "transplants"? They are seedlings which have been shifted from their 
original flask to a new flask of fresh agar and nutrients. Seedlings must be in 
exactly the right stage for this snifting: not too tall; root growth started but 
not too far advanced, The shifting must be done in more sterile surroundings than 
the original seed sowing operation, because the flask is open so much longer, and 
baby seedlings cannot stand disinfectants as well as seeds can. 
But BOY-OH-BOY? How those babies do love their new home and fresh agar They 
snuggle down it and start sending out new, strong, white roots in all directions 
as though determined to disprove the old bromide: "It takes seven years to bloom 
an orchids" 
I soon realized the advantage of taking that extra step and transplanting ALL my 
fiask seedlings to fresh flasks, including those I plan to shift to community pots. 
In a few weeks, “transplants” are so far ahead of their brothers and sisters the 
same age that have remained in their original flasks, you could hardly believe they 
are part of the same flasking! 
Don't just take my word for it. Order one from the following list and be convinced! 
If you've never community-potted "transplants" there is a treat in stcre for you. 
As Mr. R., in Vancouver, Canada, stated it: 
"These are the most vigorous seedlings in flasks that I have ever seen. Your 
smallest were larger than the largest I ever took out of a flask before." 
In my RIGHT-SIDE-UP case, flasks travel everywhere in perfect order, with agar in- 
tact. Dre E., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, wrote; “They were no more disturbed than 
if they had been merely carried across the street!" 
Not a week passes but what I receive a few notes of appreciation from some of my 
many Hawaiian customers. Many of the "raves" are about my SPECIAL POTTIIG MIXTURE, 
which I enclose free of charge with all flask shipments. The following, from Mrs. 
T., Honolulu, is a typical comment: 
"Thinking of the fun I missed while avoiding flasks, I could kick myself! Why 
don*t you send out your “SHIFTING SEEDLINGS FROM FLASK TO COMMUNITY POTS" to your 
customers befors they've ordered a flask? Reading it would give them an idea how 
easy it is to use your potting mixture, and make them decide to try it. At least, 
that’s how it would have worked in my case." 

Tranks for the suggestion, Mrs. T. I'm following it herewith, on the next page. 
Hcpe it convinces some of your friends they should try fiasxks. 
While all flask seedlings offered are ready for community pots, they are not suf- 
fering while waiting to be shifted, So you need not be prepared to shift them all 
the day they arrive. NO HAWAIIAN IMPORT PERMIT required for seedlings in flasks. 
