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seemed to mark their separation on the flat side of 

 the seed ; and on the round side they seemed to be 

 perfectly blended together ; but now they part of 

 themselves. Thus it is the seed itself which spreads 

 out into these two follicles, which turn green by 

 contact with the air. From between them a small 

 top rises. Its point is acute, and divides itself into 

 two leaves of lanceolate form. The sapling rises 

 again and again, still in the same manner, bearing 

 its , leaves two and two, or axillary, at equal 

 distances, &c." 



In all cases where the nursery is made in virgin 

 soil, manure will be unnecessary, and indeed is better 

 dispensed with, as being calculated to introduce 

 grubs likely to prey upon the seeds ; but in old 

 nurseries, after the first year or two manure will 

 be required. This should be given in the form of 

 compost, or the produce of the stable or cattle shed, 

 old and well-rotted, and a moderate quantity will 

 suffice thoroughly broken up and dug in. 



Watering should be done in the morning or 

 towards sunset, and not during the heat of the 

 day, as wetting the plants during sunshine will prove 

 fatal. 



The seeds may be put in about one inch apart 

 at first ; the plants being afterwards, as they 

 increase in size, thinned out. The beds should not 

 be more than three and a half or four feet wide, so 



