t Service 0. S I> ,, t 01 Agriculture*') 



Pin seed sown directly in the spots tfhe-re the trees 



ta rro'.v Xs vi--]dli lite in young trees 0:1 t u ahc 



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3re^t in western Cali ^ ori.ia. 



This is in ivu-keJ co:;traot to the ULual results in 

 :h cas-^s, because a^uirrt^ls , riico, -viid birds v'ill eat the 



-.ere they are planted vithout protection, and even v/hen 

 .emies allov; the seed to geminate, the ciryinr; out of tn 

 soil in drcn th periods is usually too riuch for the tiny seed- 

 lin;;.. during ^heir first season. 



Becr.usc of the^e vicissitudes foresters usually finct 

 it -.--iov.s ^to ^rov' r the sefdl.-ii^s in nursery beds, where 



nd plants c-ir "ba protected by v/ire screens and shade 

 frames, r-;.d v/here '/-tcr c^n be applied '/hen needed. Usur.. ly, 

 too, the seedlings are tran.splcvntdi once or vice before the: 



t out in thei3 fin&l situation, the transplmitins process 

 to develop Btocky plaints with compact sturdy r^ots- 



nursery bed and transplant process involves tti^e WO3K 

 it is said to be : ~ener:0.1y oho-.-.er in proportion to results 

 coiaplished particularly v/hen th^ : cost of sead is t-hen into 

 .ti on. 



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