There they are dumped into pails filled with 

 water and washed thoroughly to detach them 

 from the discs and rid them of the enveloping 

 gelatine substance. When the seeds have 

 been ripe sixty days they will no longer germ- 

 inate, and to get the best results they should 

 be planted immediately after washing, which is 

 done to facilitate handling and prevent them 

 from germinating in the gelatine coating. 



PLANTING. 



There is some difference of opinion among 

 planters as to the best methods of planting, 

 some advocating partial shade, and again some 

 would plant from a nursery previously formed, 

 and others with the seed at stake. Difference 

 of local and climatic conditions is no doubt the 

 cause of this diversity of opinion, as each sec- 

 tion calls for different methods. 



The method adopted on La Zacualpa and 

 that which has been productive of the best re 

 suits in that locality is the following : 



The land is first surveyed into squares of 

 thirty-three acres each, which includes avenues 

 and roads twenty-four feet wide between them. 



The roads run in straight lines and are 

 cleared of all trees and shrubs, thus making 

 them available for the use of the workmen and 

 inspection of the plantation. 

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