PRODUCTION OF NEW VARIETIES I4I 



number of seeds, due, doubtless, to more 

 favourable weather at that time. Do not 

 anticipate superabundance of seed. The 

 crosses which give but few seeds generally 

 produce the best seedlings. Hand-poUen- 

 ized seeds are of more value than those 

 naturally pollenized by the wind or insects. 

 It at least seems rational to expect more 

 from seed secured by the union of our best 

 kinds than from that produced by the wind 

 without intent, or the bee, whose only object 

 is to secure her daily sustenance. If this be 

 true, the results of our work depend upon 

 the degree of intelligence employed in the 

 selection of parents and the thoroughness 

 with which the accomplishment of every 

 detail is attended. 



SEEDLINGS 



The seeds should be sown as soon as they 

 are ripe, using pots, pans, or shallow boxes. 

 They should be covered lightly and kept in 

 a temperature of about 60 degrees until they 

 have germinated. If kept in so high a 

 temperature the seedlings are quite likely to 

 damp off; at the first indication of such a 

 condition move them to a more airy place. 



