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over the region inhabited by the birds. The horticulturists are 

 aware of this fact and get rid of the fleshy covering of the fruit, either 

 by washing them or macerating them in water until the pulp is wholly 

 removed from the seed. The seeds may then be placed away, kept 

 over winter, sown in the spring, or in the autumn. 



It is well to bear in mind that many efforts at planting of tree seeds 

 fail of success because the seeds are planted too deeply; nature her- 

 self seldom gives them more than a covering of leaves. If planted too 

 deeply the seeds may commence growth, but the young plant may 

 fail to reach the surface because its store of nourishment becomes ex-, 

 hausted before it reaches daylight, and it can only reproduce a fresh 

 supply after the surface of the soil is reached and green leaves formed. 



I am sir, with great respect, 



J. T. EOTHROCK, 

 Commissioner of Forestry. 



