CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



SEEDAGE 1-25 



1. Requisites of Germination i 



Regulation of P-'oisture i 



Requirements of Temperature 7 



Influence of Light upon Germination 8 



Regermination 9 



2. Seed-Testing 9 



3. The Handling and Sowing of Seeds and Spores 15 



Preparatory Treatment of Seeds 15 



Transportation of Seeds from Abroad 19 



Sowing 20 



Damping-off 23 



Spores 24 



CHAPTER II. 

 SEPARATION AND DIVISION 26-34 



1 . Separation 26 



2. Division 32 



CHAPTER III. 

 LAYERAGE 35-43 



CHAPTER IV. 



CUTTAGE 44-7 2 



i. General Requirements of Cuttings 44 



Devices for Regulating Moisture and Heat 44 



Bottom Heat 53 



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