TABLE OF CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



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SEED FOR PROPAGATION 1 



Importance of Nursery Business. Investments in Nurseries. 

 Current Nursery Practice Seed Stocks for the Different 

 Tree Fruits. Securing Seed Gathering Apple Seed Sub- 

 tropical Seed. Use of Cuttings. Shipping Seed. Quanti- 

 ties Used. 



CHAPTER II 



GROWING THE SEEDLINGS 20 



Stratification of Seed Special Seed Beds Lath Houses 

 Other Methods. Handling the Seed Use of Planters. 

 Large vs. Small Seed Shading Summer Planting Freez- 

 ing Fruit Seed Soaking Fruit Seed Cracking Hard Seed. 

 Testing Seed Viability of Fruit Seed. 



CHAPTER III 



THE NURSERY 32 



General Considerations. Points on Location. Small Nursery 

 Plats. Nursery Sites Soil, Requirements Drainage 

 Protection from Wind and Snow Protection from Animals 

 Size of the Plat Preparation of the Plat Planting. Set- 

 ting out Imported Seedlings. Cultural Methods Spraying 

 Fall Treatment of Seedlings Grades of Seedlings. 



CHAPTER IV 



BUDDING OPERATIONS 55 



Budding or Grafting. The Prevailing Practice. The Budding 

 Operations Tools for Budding Stripping the Seedlings. 



