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278 TIIE l~liR,S~~IR}‘--,ll.il:VIIB I,origin, l)ut the trees arc likol>~ to lw sl1ort-li~*cil anrl ilnsat kfac~tcq*.iY;kt i Vc ,Japanescb s t oclL+ til’(’ t 0 1W pIY$CITCcl. The ornarllentalvarieties of I’. wrrrdtrtrr arc probably I)est worked on stocks ofI’. scwulatcz~ var. ,str~l~.tclir~,r~~~,sis from the northern part of ?Japan,particularly for the nort hem regions of this country, as this stockis hardy in ~Yew J3ngland. I”orms of the wild I’. Lc~r1t3jc~flfrom .Japan, particularly the form known as hlazakura, arc alsorecommended. I’. stihhirfdl~~ l’iw. IW,~/~/I//CC (known to nurscr~‘-mc’n as I’. jfrjmrr ifv rosrn p~~~d161a) Should l)e grafted high on suchseedlings of I’. sdhirffdln as assume an upright2 habit. To maintainan upright st oclc of good forms of I’. .sddGrfdln itself, propagationshould IW from cuttings or it niaJ* 1~ grafted on its ownupright sccacllingss.ervil !(.‘hcr’l*ol)fr!/llunl, l~ulI~osurr~ and ~1 r2th~isc~~ C’errf0biu.m).1 ’ ni bdlijcra~.Seer1 is sown much the same as celery seeds, but the plants areusually allowed to stand where sown. Seed is often sown inautumn.Chestnut ((_‘astanea spccirlq). Fflqnccca.(‘hestnut stocks are grown from seed. J~XRiculty is sometimesexperienced in keeping thtl seeds, as they lose their vitality ifdried t,oo hard, and are-likely to becomtt moldy if allowed to remainmoist. The surest way is to allow the nuts to l)ecome well driedoff or “ scasonetl ” in the fall, and then stratify thflm in a box withthree or four times as much sand as chestnuts, and bury the box afoot or two deep in a warm soil until spring. They do not alwayskeep well if &red or stratified in a cellar. Fall plant.ing esposcsthe nuts to squirrels and mice. American stocks are better thanEuropean9 because the latter are kncler in the North.The stocks are worked 1,~ whip-grafting above ground, the woundbeing well tied and protected by waxed cloth.