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brown or green ; oblong nuts should not 

 be chosen. Care must be taken to ascertain 

 that the seed-nuts are fully ripe and not 

 damaged in any way. 



In planting out the seed-nuts in the nurseries 

 prepared for them, they should be buried to 

 half their depth and placed in a slightly oblique 

 position, with the acute end of the nut down- 



ILLUSTRATION SHOWING THE RIGHT AND WRONG WAY OF 

 PLANTING SEED-NUTS. 



According to the latest idea the nut should not be laid 

 perfectly flat as shown ; the pointed end should incline slightly 

 downwards. 



wards. It is an advantage, concludes Mr. 

 Brown, not to plant the seed-nuts for a month 

 or so after they have been picked, so that the 

 outer skin may get thoroughly dry, and the 

 husk be allowed to harden. This is to avoid 

 pests and rotting from dampness. The trees 

 should be planted 30 x 30 ft. (48 to the acre), 

 and when the soil is alluvial and sufficiently 

 above sea-level, Mr. Brown strongly recom- 



