The forest nursery: collection of tree seeds and propagation of seedlings
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The forest nursery: collection of tree seeds and propagation of seedlings
Author: Sudworth, George Bishop, 1862-1927
Year: 1900
CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 9 Collecting Tree Seeds and Care Before Planting 11 Economy of collecting tree seeds 11 Regions of seed supply 11 Seed collectors and cost of seeds 11 List of market prices for tree seeds 12 Seeds desirable to collect 13 When to collect seeds 18 Where to collect seeds 22 How to collect seeds 23 Preliminary treatment and care of fruits and seeds 24 Storing seeds 30 General remarks 30 Early maturing seeds 30 Late maturing seeds 30 General consideration 31 Preliminary storage 31 Permanent storage 31 Testing the vitality of seeds 33 Provisional test 33 Absolute or germinating tests 34 Sand, soil, and sphagnum moss tests 34 Other tests 34 Identity of tree seeds 34 Vitality of tree seeds 35 High and low germination of seeds 36 Percentage of germination 36 Prompt and slow germination 37 Propagation of Trees from Seeds and Cuttings 38 Propagating from seeds 38 Natural seeding 38 Planting and sowing seed with field crops or on prepared and unprepared ground 39 Seed-bed culture 40 Location, soil, preparation, and size of the seed bed 40 Location of seed bed 40 Soil and preparation 41 Size of the seed bed 41 Box culture 41 Sowing the seed 42 Comparison of broadcas
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