. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. ILLUSTRATED GUIDK. lUli the willow, as well as most of the ash-tribe, if they are expected to show themselves the first year. The seeds of the conifers will sprout mu<'h sooner if they are steeped in hot water four or five dayy before sowing. The water must be changed every day, to avoid fermentation, and the seeds should be mixed with fine, dry sancl, to facilitate the operation of sowing. I should not advise novices to collect their own seed. Even experts do not find it an easy job. 8til
. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. ILLUSTRATED GUIDK. lUli the willow, as well as most of the ash-tribe, if they are expected to show themselves the first year. The seeds of the conifers will sprout mu<'h sooner if they are steeped in hot water four or five dayy before sowing. The water must be changed every day, to avoid fermentation, and the seeds should be mixed with fine, dry sancl, to facilitate the operation of sowing. I should not advise novices to collect their own seed. Even experts do not find it an easy job. 8till, the seeds of ash and maple are not difficult to recoirnize and collect, and it would be well to try to gather in the woods for ourselves the seeds of the fir, the red- and white-maple, the elm, the i)oplar, and the willow ; for these all lose their power of germination in a very short time. Bify them of seedsmen, and you stand a good chance of their never coming up. For the rest, they may be bought with advantage from men who make a special business of collecting them, and whose x^rices are relatively moderate, running from one dollar to three dollars a pound. The latter price is rarely exceeded. I have stated, in species, the rumber of pickles in a pound of seed of each variety, and special information has been given as to the treatment of each sort of -Seed of ash-leo veil ni pic. describing the CHAPTER XIII. SEED-BEDS AND NURSERIES. The cultivation of trees from seed is, comparatively, very easy. If the following hints be remembered, no one. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chapais, J. C. (Jean Charles), 1850-1926. Montreal : E. Senécal
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