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or similar covering in autumn, which is left on during the next summer to decay and 
conserve moisture. Ginseng will thrive in almost any rich garden soil if given shade 
and moisture and constant cultivation. 
This is the secret of growmg Ginseng, and altliough there are many ways of applying 
the above principles, still if these points are Isept in view there can be but little doubt of 
success : and where the conditions do not exist naturally, they can usually be artificially 
furnished. 
For those who intend planting on a large scale, the following suggestions will aid in 
making a proper start. First, where possible, select a cool, moist piece of ground, prefcr- 
Fiu. ;i. Fresb roots of OiusenK from uultivated plant. «. 1 year old ■ 
-2 years old; c, 3 years old; <t. 4 years old; e, bud; f. leaf scar. 
UliM. IC; mil. of PiMtmlioiiH. U. S. Dept. of Ayr.) 
ably level or nearly so, ami wliero there is natural loam, or wliere the ground is loose and 
rich. Well-rotted stable manure is good for bringing up garden soil to a proper condition, as 
is also leaf-mold, rotted sods, etc. The ground must be fertile. Sandy soil, if rich and 
moist, is not objectionable, but rather desirable; but in any case, the drainage must be good. 
Propagation from Seed.— There are about 8,000 (Jiuseng seeds to the pound. As 
a rule it talies eighteen months for the seeds to germinate ; if the seeds are planted out for 
this length of time, there is danger of losing most of them from the depredations of Held 
mice and ground squirrels, and it is. therefore, far wiser to stratify them for about twelve 
months and then plant out in beds. The care of the beds for a season is also thus saved. 
To stratify the seeds, place a layer, say 3 inches deep, of moist sand or leaf-mold and loam 
