SEED GROWING 



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as is done by many seed growers, there must be 

 more or less deterioration. 



Owing to the differences in climate, some kinds 

 of seeds can be grown to much better advantage 

 in localities other than our own; and, although 

 most of the seeds which are planted in our market 

 gardens can be grown successfully in America, 

 there are a few among these which can be raised 

 to far better advantage in foreign countries. 

 No doubt, one reason for this is that these countries 

 enjoy a climate more equable than ours a 

 condition which is more favourable for all crops, 

 and renders the results of cultivation much more 

 reliable. 



The cauliflower, in particular, has a seed which 

 cannot be grown with any certainty in this country; 

 while foreign growers are almost as certain of 

 a crop as we are with cabbage. 



Although, in the case of many of the seeds 

 which are produced by market gardeners, through 

 careful selection, in the manner described, one 

 could often purchase a supply from dealers for 

 one-half what it costs to produce it one's self, the 

 quality of one's own selected stock may be more 

 than enough better to make up the difference in 



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