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Farmers' Bulletin 1123. 



and Kentucky coffeetree, just before sowing, should be placed in 

 water heated nearly to the boiling point. After the seed has swollen, 

 it should be removed and sown at once. The operation should be 

 repeated for the seed which does not swell on the first immersion. 



Indiana. 



FIG. 15. Black walnut plantation. 

 LENGTH OF TIME REQUIRED FOR SPROUTING. 



Some seeds sprout in a few days, others not for several weeks, 

 and still others often not until the second season, particularly if 

 they are stored dry over winter and then sown in the spring. Among 



