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the agcnq. of frost, if properly handled. The seeds of some
of the pines art‘ IihrxitrvI by, hrating the cones.
Fall s0win, (r ( vu~~urlts t0 stratifi~~ation, but unless the soil is
mellow and \-cry thoroughl~~ drained t,he practice is not ad-
Gsablc. The set& arc’ liablt~ to be hea\*ed or wa.shed out,
or cateri by vxmin, and the earth is likely t.o bake over them.
fTnc-l~r prop-i= (3,nditiolls, ho\\.vvcr, the seeds of fruits and
many fortbs;t trees tllril-c well with fall sowing. The seeds
sht~uld he SOMW as SOOII as they are ripe, cvt~ if in midsummer ;
or if ihe ground is not, rtka(ly for them at t.hat time, they may
bt\ ttqx~raril~v stratifictl to prc9-cut too great hardening of
thtl parts;. It is best to allow all preen or moist seeds to dry
off a fen- tLq.s before they are stratified. Fall-sown seeds
should always be mulched.
Nurscr,vmrn IJractic*e stratification of large seeds, as peach
and pl~im, by- bur>.ing them in autunin in t.renches or shallow
pits. (“arv is taken to choose a well-drained soil, and a place
that can bc opened early iu spring.
&nic se& rarely gt~rminatc: until the second year after
maturit!-, e\-t~n with the best of trcatmcnt. The thorns,
mountain 41, hollit~s, viburnums, some roses, ad many others
belong in this vategcq-. ,Sorne growers sow them regularly as
soon as the!- are ripe, and allow t.he beds to remain until the .
seeds appear. This is a waste of lad and of labor in weeding,
and the best WJ- is to str:ltif>v them and allow them to remain
until the first or second spring before sowing.
Partial substitutes for stratification are soaking and scalding
the seeds. Soaking may be advantageously practiced
in the case of slow and hard seeds that are not inclosed in bony
shells, and which have been allowed to become dry. Seeds
of a,pple, locust, and others of similar character, are sometimes