The forest nursery : collection of tree seeds and propagation ofseedlings . ^ hand. Bulletin No. 29, Div. of Forestry, U. 5. Dept. of Agr PLATE 4. PLAKTIKO TKEE SEEDS. 43 It is important to impress upon the planter at this juncture that allseeds stored for the winter in earth or sand should be sown at onceafter they are imcov^ered, or so protected till sown that they will notbe dried out in the least. The partial drying out of such moist seedmay be fatal to its vitality. Seed kept for the winter in dry, coolstorage is also better for being promptly sown after it is removedfrom its storage
The forest nursery : collection of tree seeds and propagation ofseedlings . ^ hand. Bulletin No. 29, Div. of Forestry, U. 5. Dept. of Agr PLATE 4. PLAKTIKO TKEE SEEDS. 43 It is important to impress upon the planter at this juncture that allseeds stored for the winter in earth or sand should be sown at onceafter they are imcov^ered, or so protected till sown that they will notbe dried out in the least. The partial drying out of such moist seedmay be fatal to its vitality. Seed kept for the winter in dry, coolstorage is also better for being promptly sown after it is removedfrom its storage. TJriel and thin soimng.—The proper spacing of seed in the row isimportant in economy of seed and in the production, from the first, ofthe most \igorous plants. If seed of a high rate of germination iscarelessly and thickly sown, the result is a much too crowded stand ofseedlings, wliich must be thinned out at an early age to prevent aweakened growth. The plants taken out can rarely be saved by trans-planting them, and will, therefore, be wasted. In the case of expen-sive conifer seeds, it is especiall}^ urgent that the sowing be doneecono
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