April?"] SOWING SEEDS. 



or they may be flill wider, if they have rifen to a 

 good fize. 



SOWING SEEDS. 



The referred Beech-mad, and Elm-feeds, mould 

 now be put into the ground, as advifed lad month 

 under this article ; which fee. 



Before giving directions for fowing Larch and 

 Fir feeds, it will be right to defcribe the method 

 of extracting the feeds from the cones. 

 



Of Taking out Larch and Fir Seeds. 



In the winter months, we have advifed the 

 gathering and keeping of Larch cones, and Fir 

 cones of various forts, in a dry place, till now, 

 being the time of fowing, 



The way of taking them out is by means of 

 fire-heat in a kiln. The cone kiln is conilrufted 

 after the manner of a common malt kiln : The 

 hebers or bearers fhould be about nine feet diftant 

 from the fire, A hair-cloth is fpread over them, 

 from fide to fide of the kiln, and the cones are 

 laid on it to the thicknefs of eight or ten inches. 

 A gentle fire is then applied, and regularly kept 

 up till the cones become opened. During the 

 time of drying, the cones muft be frequency 

 jurned upon the kiln j and when the feeds begin 



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