CHAPTER III 



SELECTION OF SEEDS THEIR VITALITY SEED 

 GROWING SOWING THE SEED CULTIVATION 

 OF CROPS CONSTRUCTION AND CARE OF HOT- 

 BEDS GARDENING IN HOT-HOUSES GATH- 

 ERING CROPS CAPITAL AND LABOUR INVOLVED 



l ERHAP8 we might truthfully say that the most 

 important of all points in gardening is the right 

 selection of seeds; for without good seed the care 

 and expense devoted to selecting and fitting the 

 land, or procuring and using implements, fer- 

 tilizers, etc., is all bestowed in vain. 



By good seed, we not only mean such as will 

 germinate properly, but such as is true to name, 

 and of the very best selected strains. And it is 

 proper in this connection to say that no one need 

 expect to get seed such as we have spoken of at 

 such absurdly low prices as much cheap stuff 

 is sold for. Better to pay twice the market price 

 for an article that is first-class in every respect than 

 have poor trash, even if it is to be had as a gift. 



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