LUTHER BURBANK 



longer piece, so that when drawn along a garden 

 line it makes a narrow furrow of exact width and 

 uniform depth throughout. 



Plant the seeds about one-half inch to an inch 

 apart, and cover with a thin layer of soil; then 

 fill the furrow with sawdust. This is an important 

 matter with cherry and plum seeds, especially 

 with the stoneless ones which must be given every 

 inducement to push through the soil. A heavy, 

 compact soil placed over cherry and plum pits 

 prevents a large number from pushing up to the 

 light. For this reason a sawdust covering is 

 preferred, and it also regulates the moisture 

 with exactness, allows for suflBicient aeration, and 

 equalizes the temperature. Moreover, the saw- 

 dust is distasteful to slugs, thrips, cut-worms, and 

 other insect pests. 



Peach, nectarine, and apricot seeds are planted 

 farther apart and a little deeper; quince, pear and 

 apple seeds are planted about the same as plum 

 seeds, both as to distance and depth, or in large 

 lots may be rather thickly sown in drills or 

 furrows six or eight inches wide and eighteen to 

 thirty inches apart. 



For growing seedlings of conifers — opines and 

 their allies — cold frames or shallow boxes are 

 used filled with mellow sandy loam; or the seed 

 may be sown broadcast or in rows in cold frames 



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