AMERICAN GARDENER. 



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YEARS. YEARS. 



Gourd - 10 Radish - 2 



Hop - - - 2 Rampion - 2 



Horse-Radish - - 4 Rape - -4 



Hyssop 6 Rhubarb - - 1 



Jerusalem Artichoke 3 Rosemary - 3 



Lavender 2 Rue - 3 



Leek ... 2 Ruta-Baga 4 



Lettuce - 3 Salsify 2 



Mangel Wurzel - 10 Samphire - - 3 

 Marjoram - - 4 Savory - 2 



Marigold 3 Scorzenera - 2 



Melon - - 10 Shalot - 4 



Mint - 4 Skirret 4 



Mustard - 4 Sorrel 7 



Nasturtium 2 Spinach 4 



Onion 2 Squash 10 



Parsley - - 6 Tansy 3 



Parsnip 1 Tarragon - - 4 



Pea 1 Thyme 2 



Pennyroyal 2 Tomatiim 2 



Potato v 3 Turnip - - 4 



Pumpkin 10 Wormwood - - 2 



Purslane 2 



151. Notwithstanding this list, I always sow 

 new seed in preference to old, if, in a//" other 

 respects, I know the new to be equal to the old. 

 And, as to the notion, that seeds can be the better 

 for being old, even more than a year old, I hold 

 it to be monstrously absurd: and this opinion 

 I give as the result of long experience, most 

 attentive observation, and numerous experiments 

 made for the express purpose of ascertaining the 

 fact. 







