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any special requirement on any location in which it is 

 desirable and practicable to grow seedlings. 



Planting the seed. Coniferous seed may be sown either 

 broadcast or in drills. Each method has its advantages. 

 In case the seeds are sown in drills, these drills should run 

 across the beds and about four inches apart. Double 



FIG. 29. Sowing evergreen seed-beds. Note supports for shade frames. 



drills are sometimes advised, i.e. two rows about an inch 

 apart with a six-inch space between the double drills. 

 Sowing in this manner facilitates weeding, since an ordi- 

 nary hand-weeder can be used. Broadcast seeding makes 

 it necessary to pick the weeds with the fingers, but in a 

 short time the seedlings will fairly well crowd out the weeds. 

 Sowing seed in drills may be carried on as follows : A wide 

 board four feet long, having fastened on one side small, 

 three-sided strips the required distance apart, is a con- 



