LUTHER BURBANK 
Wagener, and in particular the Gravenstein and 
the Newtown Pippin. Usually the weak point in 
Northern Spy seedlings is poor quality, notwith- 
standing its own exquisite quality. 
One can be almost certain of producing some 
early bearing seedlings, which will yield fruit of 
good quality, though lacking in size, from the 
Golden Russet, Garden Royal, or the Fameuse, 
and without raising a great number of seedlings. 
Apple seeds, like all other fruit seeds, germi- 
nate more readily if not dried too thoroughly. The 
best method is to place them when fresh, after 
thorough cleaning, in a box of slightly moist saw- 
dust or coarse sand, moist enough to keep the 
seeds from drying, but not moist enough to cause 
germination or to induce mold or decay. Kept in 
this way in a cool place until desired for plant- 
ing, they will germinate with unusual vigor. 
If the apple seeds are wanted in large quanti- 
ties, crush the fruit in a cider mill and wash the 
seeds from the pomace. When only a few seeds 
are to be taken from rare specimens of apples, the 
seeds are usually removed by hand. The seeds 
may be planted in the open field as early as pos- 
sible in the spring in rows three or four feet apart, 
if cultivation is to be done with horse plows. Ten 
to fourteen inches apart is sufficient space for 
hand cultivation. 
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