40 GINSENG. 



size, not over twelve to fourteen inches deep, and bore holes into the 

 bottom. Place a wire screen in the bottom of the box, put in about 

 one inch of sifted sand, then a layer of seed berries, (not too thick, 

 berry may touch Ijerry but should not lie on top of each other) 

 then another strata of sand, sufficient to cover the berries at least 

 one fourth of an inch, and so on until the box is full, letting the 

 top layer be about three inches of sand. Cover- with moss or like 

 material to preserve moisture and close the box with wire screen 

 to keep out mice, and Ijury the box in the ground in a shady place 

 where water will not stand. Put a roof over the box to prevent 

 excessive moisture but be careful that at no time during the follow- 

 ing summer the sand becomes dry. Itmustl)e kept moist but not 

 wet, for as already stated, excessive moisture will cause the seed 

 to rot, while on the other hand, if not moist enough, it will lay 

 over another year before sprouting, and if it becomes thoroughly 

 dry, will be killed. The box may be kept in a cellar, provided the 

 cellar is cool enough. 



Seed stratified in this manner can be kept for one .year from 

 the time it is harvested, then it is sifted out and planted and will 

 sprout the following spring; or it may remain in the box during 

 the second winter and be planted in early spring, when it will 

 sprout immediately or as soon as the weather is sufficiently warm. 



One quart of seed berries contains about 1900 seed. One 

 quai't of seed after pulp has been removed contains about 10,000 

 kernels; after stratified one year about 9,200. 8,000 seeds weigh 

 approximately one pound. 



Some plants begin to bear a few seed in their second year. 

 In the third year an average of fifteen seeds to the plant may lie 

 expected; in the fourth year thirt.^' and in the fifth year forty seeds. 



