CONTENTS XV 



7. Seeding in Drills 267 



8. Formation of the Drills 270 



9. Marking Boards 270 



10. Drill Rollers 272 



11. Distribution of the Seed in Drill Seeding 273 



12. The Seeding Trough 273 



13. The Seeding Lath 274 



14. Covering the Seed in the Drills 276 



15. Drill Machines 276 



16. Broadcast Seeding 277 



17. Covering the Seed 278 



18. Quantity of Seed per Given Area of Seedbed 280 



19. Quantity of Seed per Unit of Area in Drill Seeding. . . . 281 



20. Quantity of Seed per Unit of Area in Broadcast Seeding 282 



21. Formula for Seed Quantity 283 



22. The Management of Seedbeds after Seeding and Prior to 



Germination 285 



23. Covering with Brush or Mulch 286 



24. Covering with Scrim, Cheese-cloth or Burlap 287 



25. Covering with Lath Screens or with Seedbed Boxes.. . 288 

 26. The Management of Seedbeds after Germination Begins. . 290 



27. Shading Seedlings with Natural Covers 292 



28. Shading Seedlings with Artificial Covers 293 



29. High Covers 293 



30. Low Covers 295 



31. Brush Screens 295 



32. Lath or Slat Screens 296 



33. Scrim, Cheese-cloth and Burlap Screens 298 



34. Weeding and Cultivation 299 



35. Autumn Treatment of Seedbeds 300 



36. Approximate Size of 1-year Seedlings 301 



37. The Management of the Seedbeds after the First Year. . . 302 

 38. Wrenching or Root Pruning the Stock in the Seedbeds . 304 



39. Sowing Seed in Pots and Flats 305 



40. Transplant Beds 307 



41. The Size and Form of Transplant Beds 309 



42. Season for Transplanting 309 



43. The Transplanting Distance 310 



44. Transplanting Methods 312 



45. Hole or Pit Transplanting 312 



46. Trench or Furrow Transplanting 314 



47. Trenching with the Spade 314 



48. Trenching with the Hand Trencher 315 



49. Setting the Plants in the Trench by Hand 316 



50. Setting the Plants in the Trench with the Transplant- 



ing Board 316 



51. Types of Transplanting Boards 317 



