. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1642 SEEDAGE and if those m one oi ni i II ks inferiority or a large i i I tire blocli is eonderam 1 so some very fine mdn remaining blocks aie til i selected which shows the LI i i II type, and fiom it a few plants iii w tither general I I ints the en- c n if m doing
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. 1642 SEEDAGE and if those m one oi ni i II ks inferiority or a large i i I tire blocli is eonderam 1 so some very fine mdn remaining blocks aie til i selected which shows the LI i i II type, and fiom it a few plants iii w tither general I I ints the en- c n if m doing I stro\ed The I ( d andthatone 1 ( to the desired elected and their. ifor 1 Hat. or shallow box, in which seeds * 1 and small plants handled. i flat is 16 X 20 inches, and 3 inches deep. seed saved separately for planting in blocks the suc- ceeding year. Tlieii the remaining plants of this and the other blocks « lii'li esciiiicl the first weeding out are very carefully r\:Miiii;i'l :iiiil ^ill inferior ones removed, and the seeds />i'riti/ of stock. Unless seeds poss,- , , .. , , ., , . i i m all of these respects their use \'. â - i thr planter. Purity 2'est. â T\i'- |i^ n . "i |iinii> 1^ cleterniined by weight, from a fair a\t-iat;._- .sainple ol .seed selected from different parts of the bulk lot. Wheat and other grains are taken with a sampler, consisting of two hol- low cylinders of metal, one inside the other, and about 36 in. long by 1% in- in diameter. They are pointed at the bottom and contain a series of openings along one side, which may be turned at will to open or close the holes. The sampler, with the holes open, is thrust into the grain in the car or open bag for its entire length. When filled with seeds the inner cylinder is turned, so a t) cl e the hole an I the sampler removed For clo\ei an 1 other sn ill set Is one u ts a triei consist ci t I mt lutil the aperture is covered the seed being allowed dish The see 1 thu taken is thor i
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