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as to the percentage of seed that is good. Where, as in the 

 case of the peach pit, the shell does not open sufficiently, they 

 may be cracked by hand and simply the meat or kernel 

 planted. If the conditions have been favorable and the seed 

 good, however, they will have swollen or cracked sufficiently 

 so that the young embryo will be able to make its appearance 



Fig 8. A sample of ten to twelve inch White Pine transplants, from a Western 

 nursery. Price S25.00 a thousand, or S3. 00 a hundred. 



as soon as the warm days of spring impart congenial condi- 

 tions to it. 



(c) Depth to pla7it. 



The depth at which various seeds should be planted varies 

 with the size of the seed and nature of the soil. The seed 

 should not be sown too deeply, a depth not to exceed twice 



