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] oiirnal oj Agricidiurc, Victoria. [lo Nov.. 1911. 



4. Seed Sowing in Pots. Pans, or Flat Boxes. — 



The receptacles should be well drained. U.se similar soil and exercise 

 the same care as in the case of seed sowing in oi)en V>eds. 



]\fote. — In all cases of seed-sowing, the general practice may be adopted 

 of covering the seeds with suitable soil to a depth corresponding to the 

 size of the seeds. 



Sowing of Pine Seeds. 



The ground should be well dug. lined out in 4 or 5 ft. beds, and 

 then raked to a fine surface. The pine seeds should 'be soaked in cold 

 water, and allowed to swell. The water should then be drained off, and 



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EARS ATTER PLANTING. 



the seed placed under cover for a few hours. Drill lightlv the beds in 

 three or four lines, and sew the seed straight awav in the drilled lines, 

 and cO'Ver nyi with the back of a light rake. If the sol is <'rv, water well 

 with watering can and fine rose, and keep' the ground moderately moist. 

 In ten cr ele\-en months' time the seedling plants should be lifted, and 

 transplanted in nur.-^-.ery lines, 3 to 4 in. apart and from 14 to 18 in. 

 between the rows. In this position they can remain for one or two year.'^. 

 TIhv will then be large enough to remo^'e tn their permanent quarters. 



The sowing should be done during August and September, but th'.s 

 <lepends on the season and district, the northern areas being first planted. 

 In I lb. weight of pine seed there are from 19,000 to 90 000 seeds. 



