. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. SEEDAGE apparatus witli the open side opposite to liim and to- ward the light. The mirror should be so arranged that it will not throw any light into the operator's face. With this apparatus the outlines of grass seeds within the glumes can be ck;irly seen, and the ehaff can be removed with the otht r iinimriii
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. SEEDAGE apparatus witli the open side opposite to liim and to- ward the light. The mirror should be so arranged that it will not throw any light into the operator's face. With this apparatus the outlines of grass seeds within the glumes can be ck;irly seen, and the ehaff can be removed with the otht r iinimriii- - <'\' Hh A much simpler niitlnMl d nl. m il \ mu the sound seeds in grasses eonsi^i^ in tin \( .1 liiin-of , over the surface of iln- ^1 , ,1. i ,.imlily wet, has been thinly spread. This glass i» licld up to the light, and with the forceps the good seed may be easily picked out. It would be well for the purchaser of grass seed,. especially of meadow fox-tail, awnless brome and vel- vet grass, to make use of this simple test. For labora- tory purposes the mirror box is to be greatly preferred, since the seed can be handled much better when dry. Testing Beet Seed. â Special methods are also re- quired for testing red and sugar beet "balls," each of which contains from 1 to 7 seeds. Three separate lots of 100 balls each â !. .1. .1 v'i.!i -i â :ii -,.,,..,- t^ represent average ^n ' between the hands, - - 11. 1 1 . blotting paper or ,ii ,1 . -n-1 j' C, for 18 hours out ..1 J4. il.,- I. ~i "1 : â â ' 1. In .3, 5, 8 anJ 11 days the balls are .>: V n- ever 1, 2. or 3 seeds have sprouted ill ;i â > â t 1 ,i!n\- are carefully cut out with a knife, .ni.! ' â â¢( the ball is removed to a K. .1. ' in- hered to correspond witli the immli. r nf tli, -.â . il - « h have germinated in tir- ]il â .! tlin-rin. .\i the next examination tin- x,r,ls ar,. a-ain . ; is do
Size: 1617px × 1545px
Photo credit: © Central Historic Books / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthor, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectgardening
