. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. 46 PLAXT PROPAGATION soup plate, placing- blotting paper or flannel on this, then the seeds to be tested next, a second sheet of blotting paper and finally an inverted soup plate to check evapora- tion (Fig. 35). For small seeds, Petri dishes used by bacteriologists are more convenient than soup plates, be- cause they take up less space. A vi'arm room will supply the needed heat. Seed pans and flovs'er pots placed in trays of water or otherwise kept damp are useful in a. FIG. 39—LABELS AND METHODS OF MARKING A, C, 1, va
. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. 46 PLAXT PROPAGATION soup plate, placing- blotting paper or flannel on this, then the seeds to be tested next, a second sheet of blotting paper and finally an inverted soup plate to check evapora- tion (Fig. 35). For small seeds, Petri dishes used by bacteriologists are more convenient than soup plates, be- cause they take up less space. A vi'arm room will supply the needed heat. Seed pans and flovs'er pots placed in trays of water or otherwise kept damp are useful in a. FIG. 39—LABELS AND METHODS OF MARKING A, C, 1, various sizes of florists' labels. B, old label rotted off at bottom without losing name. D, zinc label with writing almost illegible after a year or more of use. E, G, H, nurserymen's labels for fastening to trees etc. F, old label showing wrong way to write name, thus losing the important part, the first syllable or two, by decay. J, nurserymen's label printed CD both sides for quickness in handling. larger way. For more extensive work, as in schools and colleges, germinating ovens (Figs. 36, 37) will be found more convenient and useful. 75. Conducting a seed test.—Representative samples of the seed to be tested are taken from the sacks or bins of seed. These are mixed to secure uniformity. A small sample of this composite sample is weighed, spread out and the good seed separated from the bad and the various. 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 Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York : Orange Judd Company
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