D M Ferry & Co's seed annual 1875 . DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. pressed upon it, the seed dries up and the embryo perishes. Others, again, areburied too deeply, and though the seed swells, yet sufficient warmth and air arenot obtained to give it life. The first thing in sowing, is a suitable preparationof the soil, so that the young roots thrown out, may easily penetrate it. It mustbe made more or less tine for different seeds. Peas, Corn, Beans and coarseseeds do not require the soil to be as finely pulverized, as small seeds. Theseeds must also be firmly fixed in the soil, and pressed by the eart
D M Ferry & Co's seed annual 1875 . DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. pressed upon it, the seed dries up and the embryo perishes. Others, again, areburied too deeply, and though the seed swells, yet sufficient warmth and air arenot obtained to give it life. The first thing in sowing, is a suitable preparationof the soil, so that the young roots thrown out, may easily penetrate it. It mustbe made more or less tine for different seeds. Peas, Corn, Beans and coarseseeds do not require the soil to be as finely pulverized, as small seeds. Theseeds must also be firmly fixed in the soil, and pressed by the earth in everypart, in order to retain moisture sufficient to encourage vegetation ; but theyshould not be so deeply buried as to be deprived of air, or to have their ascend-ing shoots impeded by too much soil above. In all cases, seeds should be sownin fresh dug soil, that they may have the benefit of the moisture within ; butthey should never be put in when the soil is really wet, as the ground will bake,and the seeds perish. Moist w
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