The forest nursery
Subtitle: collection of tree seeds and propagation of seedlings
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry Division
Published: 1900
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Page.; title: Introduction 9; title: Collecting Tree Seeds and Care Before Planting 11; title: Economy of collecting tree seeds 11; title: Regions of seed supply 11; title: Seed collectors and cost of seeds 11; title: List of market prices for tree seeds 12; title: Seeds desirable to collect 13; title: When to collect seeds 18; title: Where to collect seeds 22; title: How to collect seeds 23; title: Preliminary treatment and care of fruits and seeds 24; title: Storing seeds 30; title: General remarks 30; title: Early maturing seeds 30; title: Late maturing seeds 30; title: General consideration 31; title: Preliminary storage 31; title: Permanent storage 31; title: Testing the vitality of seeds 33; title: Provisional test 33; title: Absolute or germinating tests 34; title: Sand, soil, and sphagnum moss tests 34; title: Other tests 34; title: Identity of tree seeds 34; title: Vitality of tree seeds 35; title: High and low germination of seeds 36; title: Percentage of germination 36; title: Prompt and slow germination 37; title: Propagation of Trees from Seeds and Cuttings 38; title: Propagating from seeds 38; title: Natural seeding 38; title: Planting and sowing seed with field crops or on prepared and unprepared ground 39; title: Seed-bed culture 40; title: Location, soil, preparation, and size of the seed bed 40; title: Location of seed bed 40; title: Soil and preparation 41; title: Size of the seed bed 41; title: Box culture 41; title: Sowing the seed 42; title: Comparison of broadcast and drill sowing 42; title: Sowing in drills or rows 42; title: Thick and thin sowing 43; title: Spacing seeds in the row 43; title: Table showing the number of tree seeds per ounce and pound, and also the approximate number of linear feet of seed drill covered by each quantity 44; title: Marking seed rows 44; title: When to sow 44; title: Covering seeds in the seed bed 45; title: Moisture in seed beds 45; title: Shading seedlings 46; title: General remarks 46; title: Making screens 46; title: How long seedlings should be shaded 47; title: Watering seedlings 48; title: Cultivation of seedlings in the seed bed 48; title: Table of approximate height of 1-year-old seedlings 49; title: “Damping off” 49; title: Propagating trees from cuttings 50; title: Making cuttings 50; title: Setting cuttings 50; title: Wintering and Transplanting Seedlings 51; title: Wintering seed-bed stock  51; title: Transplanting seed-bed stock to the nursery 52; title: General considerations 52; title: Root pruning 53; title: Fall and spring transplanting 53; title: Fall transplanting 54; title: Taking up seedlings 54; title: Transporting stock from seed bed to nursery 54; title: Spring transplanting 55; title: Care of nursery stock 56; title: Cultivation 56; title: Watering 57; title: Wintering 57; title: How long stock should remain in the nursery 57; title: Use of Wild Seedlings 58; title: Supply of wild seedlings 58; title: Time for collecting wild seedlings 58; title: Heeling in 59; title: List of Useful Timber Trees to Plant 59; title: Geographical range of species, character of the seed, time to collect, and proper storage for seed of each species 60