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One fifth of an inch is quite fafficient. They 

 fhould be fown on a piece of fine dry fandy loam, 

 and be covered with earth of rotten leaves of 

 trees to the above thicknefs, by fifting it upon 

 them. 



Sowing the Seeds of Black and Red American 

 Spruce Fir. 



Both of thefe forts of feeds, as has already been 

 intimated, are very fmall and tender. They are 

 flill fmaller than the feeds of the White American 

 Spruce, and therefore require a covering flill 

 lighter than above mentioned for it. The Black 

 and Red American Spruce fhould be fown on 

 rich boggy earth, which has been made very fine; 

 and fhould be covered as lightly as poffible. Rich 

 moffy earth, containing a good portion of white 

 fand, anfwers bed. This fhould be fifted on with 

 a fine fieve. Neither of thefe American Spruces 

 will allow the roller to pafs over them previous to 

 covering. The whole of them fhould be fhaded, 

 by means of hoops and matting, or fpruce fir 

 branches fluck in the oppofite alleys, fo as to 

 form an arch over the beds, from the mid-day fun 

 in the time of briering, and for fome time after. 



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