. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. 7'1 extremely bitter in the carija amnra, but eatable in the other sorts, ripens in autumn. Some people recommend sowing it at once^ but, if kept in damp sand, it ^i^ will retain its power of germinating until Wjf spring. There are from fifty to a hundred nuts in a pound weight—the number diflfers ac- ofhomi^m. cording to the size of the various sorts. There are two ways of sowing: in the place where the plan- tation is intended to be permanent, or in beds, for sub- sequent
. The Canadian forester's illustrated guide [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE. 7'1 extremely bitter in the carija amnra, but eatable in the other sorts, ripens in autumn. Some people recommend sowing it at once^ but, if kept in damp sand, it ^i^ will retain its power of germinating until Wjf spring. There are from fifty to a hundred nuts in a pound weight—the number diflfers ac- ofhomi^m. cording to the size of the various sorts. There are two ways of sowing: in the place where the plan- tation is intended to be permanent, or in beds, for sub- sequent setting out in the nursery. Two inches of earth will sufficiently cover the seed. Sowing in the perma- nent plantation has been recommended for some time, because the plant having a long tap- root, if this is broken in transplanta- tion the tree takes a long time to recover from the injury. Still, the foresters in Europe have sown it in beds for many years. At a year an,ara-Nut of old, with a very sharp spade, bi,ter-hickory. they cut the tap-root about eight inches below the surface, thrusting in the spade, very obliquely, under the plant in spring or autumn, when the sap is quiescent. Treated thus, the young tree shoots out numerous lateral rootlets, and, a year after the opera- tion, it is transplanted into its permanent abode, where it is sure to grows as rapidly as the sugar-maple. The hickory, not putting out its leaves until the spring is far advanced, demands protection from the smother- ing effects of weeds. Hence, when the permanent loca- tion planting is practised, it would be well to sow at the same time some of the quicker growing trees, such as the red maple, the poplar, the willow, &c. The shade derived from the vigorous shoots and leaves of such will prevent the weeds from taking possession of the land. When. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - col
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