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years. When they remain in the transplant beds but 1 year, 

 they are spaced only 2 inches in the rows. 



Most conifers when transplanted after 1 or 2 years in the seed- 

 bed can be safely set at l|-inch intervals in the rows when 

 they remain but a single year in the transplant beds. Only the 

 most rapidly growing species like larch require a wider spacing. 

 When the plants remain in the transplant beds over the second 

 year they should have at least twice the space in the rows. Broad- 

 leaved species when transplanted require a wider spacing. 



The following table shows the closest spacing in the transplant 

 beds that can be practiced in the production of first-class stock. 

 Wider spacing is usually more costly as fewer plants are produced 

 on a given area of transplant bed, but when wider spacing makes 

 cultivation less expensive through the use of hand or horse culti- 

 vators it often is justified. 



TABLE OF SPACING IN TRANSPLANT BEDS 



