CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



Page 

 Seedage 1-25 



1. Requisites of Germination i 



Regulation of Moisture 1 



Requirements of Temperature 7 



Influence of Light upon Germination 8 



Regermination 9 



2. Seed-Testing 9 



3. The Handling and Sowing of Seeds and Spores. ... 15 



Preparatory Treatment of Seeds 15 



Transportation of Seeds from Abroad 19 



Sowing 20 



Damping-off 23 



Spores ; 24 



CHAPTER II. 

 Separation and Division 26-34 



1. Separation . . . .' 26 



2. Division 32 



CHAPTER III. 

 Layerage 35-43 



CHAPTER IV. 



CUTTA&E 44-72 



I. General Requirements of Cuttings 44 



Devices for Regulating Moisture and Heat 44 



Bottom Heat 53 



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