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their vitality: this varies with different seeds. 

 Opinion varies also as to the time which may be 

 assigned as the limit in the case of each separate 

 kind. It is ordinarily thought, and perhaps it 

 is safest to hold as a general rule, that the seeds 

 which mature in one season are the best for next 

 year's planting. However, seeds of good original 

 vitality may be expected to germinate freely if 

 properly cared for, at periods after maturity 

 not greater than shown in the table on the following 

 page. 



We have to remark here that the duration of 

 the germinating power of seeds depends very 

 materially upon the circumstances under which 

 they have been harvested and kept. Nothing 

 has a greater tendency to destroy it than the 

 influence of dampness and heat; owing to which 

 causes it often occurs that good seed, purchased 

 from dealers in whom reliance can be placed, 

 and kept not a great while on hand, fails to come 

 up. Thus far no better method is known for 

 keeping seeds in good condition till wanted than 

 putting them in linen bags and storing in a dry, 

 moderately cool, and well-ventilated place. 



Any seeds, of which the germinating power 



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