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avoiding crowding. All the wood removed should be cut out cleanly, none 

 being left to form spurs, as in red and white currants, though short stubby spurs 

 which form naturally and have received light and air freely, must be retained. 

 Shortening the leading shoots need only be adopted to regulate the size and 

 symmetry of the bushes, but this is best effected by cutting out the longest 

 branches from time to time. — Tournal of Horticulture. 



SEED BUYING. 



As this is about the time when farmers and gardeners begin planning upon 

 their crops for the coming season, and laying in their seeds, the following table 

 may be of general service. 



Reliable Table showing the Quantity of Seed usually Sown upon an Acre. 



lbs. bush. 



Barley, broadcast 48 2 to .3 bush. 



Beans, dwaif, in drills 60 ]| bush. 



Beans, pole, in hills 60 10 to 12 qts. 



Beet a, table, in drills 6 lbs. 



Beets, Mangel- VVurzel . . 5 lbs. 



Buckwheat 48 1 bush. 



Cabbage in beds to transplant J lb. 



Carrot, in drills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Clover, red 60 20 lbs. 



Clover, white 60 12 to 15 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike 60 10 lbs. 



Clover, Lucerne or Alfalfa . 60 20 lbs. 



Corn, in hills 8 to 10 qts . 



Com, for fodder 56 .3 bush. 



Cucumber, in hills 2 lbs. 



Flax, broadcast 56 1^ bush. 



Grass, Kentucky blue.. ..14 3 bush. 



Grass, orchard 14 3 bush. 



Grass, English rye 24 3 bush. 



Grass, red-top 14 3 bush. 



Grass, timothy 48 J bush. 



Grass, Hungarian 48 1 bush. 



G rass, lawn 15 4 bush. 



Melon, nmsk, in hills. ... . 2 to 3 lbs. 



11.8. bu-h. 



Melon, water, in hills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Millet 48 1 bush. 



Oats, broadcast 34 2 to 3 bush. 



Onion, in drills 6 to 8 lbs. 



Onion, for sets, in drills. ... r>0 lbs. 



Onion sets, in drills 6 to 12 bu.sb. 



Parsnip, in drills 4 to 6 lbs. 



Peas, round, in drills . . .60 li bush. 



Peas, wrinkled, in drills... 60 IJ bush. 



Peas, broadcast 3 bush. 



Potatoes, cut tubers 60 8 bush. 



Pumpkins, in hills 3 lbs. 



Radish, iu drills . . 8 to 10 lbs. 



Rye, broadcast 56 1^ to 2 bush. 



Spinach, in drills 15 lbs. 



Squash, bush varieties, in 



hills 4 lbs. 



Squash, running varieties, in 



hills 3 lbs. 



Tomato, to transplant | lb. 



Turnip, in drills 2 lbs. 



Turnip, broadcast 2 lbs. 



Vetches, broadcast 2 to 3 bush. 



Wheat, broadcast 60 1 J to 2 bush. 



Quantity of Seed required for a Specified Length of Drill. 



Asparagus 1 oz. 



Beet 1 oz 



Beans, dwarf 1 qt. 



Beans, pole 1 qt. 



Carrot 1 oz. 



Cucumber 1 cz. 



Corn. 1 qt. 



Leek 1 oz. 



Melon, water . 1 oz. 



Melon, musk 1 oz. 



Onion ... . . 1 oz. 



Onion sets small . 1 qt. 



Parsley 1 oz. 



Parsnip 1 oz. 



for 60 ft. of drill. Peas 1 qt. for 100 ft. of drill. 



for 50 ft. of drill. Pumpkin 1 oz. for 40 hills. 



for 100 ft. of drill. Radish 1 oz for 75 ft. of drill, 



for 150 hills Salsify 1 oz. for 70 ft. of drill. 



ior 150 ft of drill. Spinach . 1 oz. for 75 ft. of drill. 



for 50 hills. Squash, early 1 oz for 50 hills. 



for 200 hills. Squash, marrow . . . . 1 oz. for 20 hills. 



for 100 ft. of drill. Turnip 1 oz. for 150 ft. of drill. 



for 30 hills. Cabbage 1 oz. for 20<X» plants, 



for 50 hills. Cauliflower 1 oz. for 2C00 pants. 



for 100 ft. of drill. Celery 1 oz. for 3000 plants. " 



for 40 ft. of drill. Lettuce 1 oz for .3000 plants. 



for 125 ft of drill. Pepper 1 oz. for 10<X) plants. 



for 150 ft. of drill. Tomato 1 oz. for 1500 plants. 



J. A. Bruce, in Catalogue. 



