110 PRACTICAL FORESTRY 
and I dare say all will agree with me that it is then 
very useful, by the assistance of the testing estab- 
lishments, quickly to have this substantiated.” By 
testing establishments he 
refers to state stations 
for the control of all 
seeds sold. 
In speaking of the in- 
fluence of locality on 
ee ——— > seed, he says: 
TESTING THE QUALITY OF SEEDS. ‘ Numerous experi- 
This apparatus consists of a plas- 
ter-of-Paris dish in a tin pies ments have shown that 
pan. The seeds which have 
germinated show in the illus- 
tration. It is covered with a seed from Finland grows 
bell jar to prevent evapora- 
tion. too slowly in the insular 
the spruce raised from 
climate of Denmark, and in the central European 
lowlands, at any rate while it is young; while, on 
the other hand, the spruce from the central Euro- 
pean lowlands will not thrive far north. German 
Scotch-fir does not thrive in Denmark, Scandinavia, 
and Finland, and its cultivation has not given good 
results in the Baltic provinces, while trees from 
Scottish-grown seed seem to have the greatest power 
of resistance in the stormy climate of Jutland. Cies- 
lar further points out that the spruce and larch from 
high elevations do not thrive well in the lowlands, 
while, on the other hand, the lowland spruce can not 
