CHAPTER VIII 



PROPAGATION BY SEED 



Plants may be propagated by several methods, 

 the most important of which are by seed, cut- 

 tings, grafting and layering. Of these various 

 methods those which may be used with any de- 

 gree of success in the dwelling are seeds and 

 cuttings. 



SELECTION OF SEED 



The first requirement in raising plants from 

 seed is to secure good seed. The seeds should be 

 purchased from a reliable firm so that there is a 

 certainty of securing seeds which are fresh. In 

 making a selection choose only the best varieties. 

 In these days of intense plant-breeding there is 

 no excuse for inferior varieties when the market 

 is full of better ones. It is also well to remem- 

 ber that the cheapest seed is rarely the best; that 

 the best is always the cheapest in the end. 



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