10 HOW TO GROW FROM SEED. 



We have read much of what has been done, but in all 

 cases we cannot speak confidently ; but to-day believe our 

 best apples, pears, etc., have come from seeds void of 

 man's aid in their impregnation. We do know that Prof. 

 JARED POTTER KIRTLAND, of Cleveland, Ohio, by taking 

 seeds of the cherry from one tree that was near to others 

 of different varieties, has produced varieties that to-day 

 rank as first class, not only in this country but in Eng- 

 land and France. Although we shall again name these 

 in our list of varieties to plant, let us name here of the 

 Kirtland cherries, the " Black Hawk," " Brant," " Deli- 

 cate," "Ohio Beauty," " Cleveland," " Rockport, " and 

 "Pontiac." This same amateur grower has produced 

 of the Tree Peony, varieties of greater beauty than any 

 we have received from abroad. 



Having now said from what seeds varieties or fruits 

 should be grown, or the stocks used to graft or bud upon, 

 leaving the two or three lower limbs to show the fruit of 

 the seedling, we will say, that no fruit seed should ever 

 be permitted to get dry. It should be gathered, washed 

 cleanly, and then packed in light layers among clean sand 

 or charcoal dust, and kept free from heat or warmth, until 

 the ground in spring is warm enough to sprout vegetation. 

 The better and plain way of keeping the seed is to bury 

 the packages on the north side of a building, and covering 

 with three to four inches of earth. This keeps the seeds 

 dormant until time for planting in spring. The nut fruit 

 seeds, like peach and plum, had best be carefully cracked. 

 The cherry will open of itself, and should be first planted 

 in spring. 



