26 PROPAGATION OF TROPICAL FRUIT TREES, ETC. 



the shade, then sown two together in prepared holes from 5 to 8 inches 

 apart, and covered with fine soil to a depth of three-fourths of an 

 inch. The beds are then covered with a light la} T er of straw, which is 

 set on lire. This last operation has for its object the hastening of 

 germination. The beds are watered very lightly for several days, 

 always before sunrise. Only enough water is given to make the soil 

 moist on the surface. If the nursery is exposed to the full sun, shade 

 is provided, but only during the warmest part of the day. After four- 

 teen or fifteen days the seeds begin to germinate, and when the seed- 

 lings reach a height of from 2£ to 3 feet they are transplanted to 

 well-prepared soil at a distance of from one-half to 2 yards apart and 

 watered onlv until established. 



