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right for immediate growing. They need no special care 

 and preparation before planting, hut must be planted 

 v< TV soon after coming from tin- trees. It will also be 

 noticed that the willows and poplars are grown from cut- 

 tings rat her than from -<-ed. However, t hey may be grown 

 from seed by scattering branches containing the seed 

 capsules on moist soil just as the capsules are opening. 

 This is rarely practiced, since they are so readily grown 

 from cutt 



Occasionally during a long wet fall some autumn- 

 ripening seeds may germinate before spring. In the 

 woodlot, providing mice and squirrels are not nuinerou>. 

 of this kind may be left on the ground until spring, 

 ripening in the fall that are collected for spring 

 plant ing must he kept under conditions as nearly approach- 

 ing the natural conditions under the tree as is possible. 

 It i< a safe rule that all such seeds as acorns, chestnuts 

 and walnuts must be kept moist until planting time, 

 while sue) the pines and spruces may be kept air 



dry. 



Seeds from coniferous trees are always collected in the 



-hould he located during midsummer by 



the presence of full-grown cones and then frequently 



examined as to the ripeness of the seed. Thi- may be done 



by obtaining a green cone and cutting it longitudinally so 



\po>e the seed for examination. As a rule, the seed 



in the cones is ripe, while on the outside the cones ^till u]>- 



pear green. As soon as the seeds are plump and fleshy and 



brown on the outside, the cones must he collected. They 

 may b- picked off the branches and placed in hags. They 

 are then thoroughly dried by spreading out on screens in 



