. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. SUN-SCREENS FOR SEEDS. by celery and similar seeds if the ground is in the proper condition, so that it will neither bake nor dry out quickly, and is well firmed at planting time, and if the seeds are sown early, before hot, dry weather comes. It is always advisable, nevertheless, to place the beds for slow and small seeds where they can be watered occasionally. There are many kinds of screens in use to prevent the drying out of small seeds in outdoor seedage and to pro- tect the young seed-
. The nursery-book; a complete guide to the multiplication of plants ... Gardening; Plant propagation. SUN-SCREENS FOR SEEDS. by celery and similar seeds if the ground is in the proper condition, so that it will neither bake nor dry out quickly, and is well firmed at planting time, and if the seeds are sown early, before hot, dry weather comes. It is always advisable, nevertheless, to place the beds for slow and small seeds where they can be watered occasionally. There are many kinds of screens in use to prevent the drying out of small seeds in outdoor seedage and to pro- tect the young seed- lings. These are used also in the shading of cuttings. The common lath screen (Fig. 5) is the most useful for general purposes. It is simply a square frame made from common laths laid at right angles in a double series. The interstices between the laths are equal in width to the laths themselves. These screens are • laid horizontally upon a light framework a few inches above the seeds. The pas- sage of the sun constantly moves the shadows over the bed,. J. Lath 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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