HOW TO PLANT S§ 
EEDLINGS 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. 
(t) DRAINAGE HOLES 
ma Place pieces of broken flower 
; pots to keep drainage holes 
open. 

leaf mold and garden loam 
and sand. With hand firm 
the soil around edges of flat 

(B) _ LEVEL soil by drawing notched lath back and forth 
across surface. Notches make soil level about 1/2 
inch below top of flat 
\ 

4) SOW seed evenly either over the surface (broad- 
Ne cast) or in rows which can be 
marked with labels. Soak flat 
by standing in water until 
surface is wet 


With ae DuULLy, — with a special 
wn knife or similar “__. tool made by 
itny tool notching the 
VAS RIR j end of a garden 
C\ label, as shown. 
Y) TRANSPLANT seedlings carefully in new flat of 
soil in hole made with a 
small dibble or pencil. Make 
holes 2 inches apart each 
way. Press soil firmly about 
the seedlings. Sprinkle with 
a fine spray of water 


When seedlings are growing vigorously transplant to the 
open ground in beds previously prepared by spading, 
working in fertilizer and raking smooth. 
Te keep your garden healthy — 
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 

APHIS FLEA CABBAGE CABBAGE 
BEETLE WORM LOOPER 

SPITTLE 12 SPOTTED BEETLF \EXICAN BEAN FLOWER 
BUC (Diabrotica) BEETLE THRIP 
EITHER WE BRING THEM UNDER CONTROL OR THEY OWN THE GARDEN 
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LEAF CATER- SNAILS SLUGS CUTWORMS EARWIGS GLADIOLUS THRIPS, RED SPIDER MEALY BUGS WHITE FLY 
HOPPERS BEETLES PILLARS 

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