LUTHER BURBANK 



Wagener, and in particular the Gravenstein and 

 the Newtown Pippin. Usually the weak point in 

 Northern Spy seedlings is poor quality, notwith- 

 standing its own exquisite quality. 



One can be almost certain of producing some 

 early bearing seedlings, which will yield fruit of 

 good quality, though lacking in size, from the 

 Golden Russet, Garden Royal, or the Fameuse, 

 and without raising a great number of seedlings. 



Apple seeds, like all other fruit seeds, germi- 

 nate more readily if not dried too thoroughly. The 

 best method is to place them when fresh, after 

 thorough cleaning, in a box of slightly moist saw- 

 dust or coarse sand, moist enough to keep the 

 seeds from drying, but not moist enough to cause 

 germination or to induce mold or decay. Kept in 

 this way in a cool place until desired for plant- 

 ing, they will germinate with unusual vigor. 



If the apple seeds are wanted in large quanti- 

 ties, crush the fruit in a cider mill and wash the 

 seeds from the pomace. When only a few seeds 

 are to be taken from rare specimens of apples, the 

 seeds are usually removed by hand. The seeds 

 may be planted in the open field as early as pos- 

 sible in the spring in rows three or four feet apart, 

 if cultivation is to be done with horse plows. Ten 

 to fourteen inches apart is sufficient space for 

 hand cultivation. 



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