Seven maunds seed, with capsules, give 4 mds. clean seed.
| One maund | clean seed | (fresh) | = | 26,000 | seeds. |
| „ | „ | (ten days old) | = | 32,000 | „ |
| „ | „ | (one month old) | = | 35,000 | „ |
Say therefore, in round numbers, that one maund Tea seed = 30,000 seeds.
With good Tea seed, sown shortly after it is picked, about 20,000 will germinate.
If you get 8,000 to germinate with seed that has come a long distance, you are lucky.
After a two months’ journey 3,000 is probably the outside which will be realised.
My experience, with seed imported into another District from Assam or Cachar, is that more than 4,500 Seedlings cannot be expected from each maund.
[CHAPTER XI.]
COMPARISON BETWEEN SOWING IN NURSERIES AND IN SITU.
In the one case the seed is placed in nurseries at the close of the year, and the young plants transplanted into the garden at beginning of the following rains.