GARDEN SEEDS. 



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GASDEN SEEDS. 



The following is an estimate of the quantities of 

 different kinds of garden seeds required to produce 

 a certain .umber of pLints, or to plant a certain 

 quantity of giound: 



jh-ptiragun. — One ounce will produce about 1,000 

 piaiil-s and requires a seed bed of about twelve 

 hqiuire feet. 



.isjiatii^iis Roots. — 1,000 roots will plant a bed 

 four leet wide and from 200 to 250 feet long, accord- 

 ing to the distance apart the plants arc placed on the 

 row. 



Beans. — English Dwarf. — One quart of seed will 

 p\aat from 100 to 150 feet of row, according as the 

 sorts may be early or late. 



Beans. — French Dwarf. — One quart will be suffi- 

 cient lor about 350 hills, and the same quantity will 

 plant from 250 to 300 feet of row. 



Bcins.—Pole.—Ouii quart of Lima, White Dutch 

 or Scarlet Kunners, will jilant about 100 hills; of the 

 smaller sort, one quart will plant about 300 hills, or 

 250 feet of row. 



Beets. — \\'hen sown as gardeners generally sow it, 

 it requires at the rate of ten pounds to an acre; one 

 ounce will suffice for about 150 feet of row. 



Brocoli. — One ounce will produce from 2,500 to 

 3,000 plants, and require a seed bed of about forty 

 square tlet. 



Brussels Sprouts. — The same as Brocoli. 

 Calbaire. — Early sorts the same as Brocoli ; the 

 late and bavoy sorts will require a seed bed of about 

 bisty .'■■qnare feet 



Cauiifioiver. — The same as the later sorts of Cab- 

 bage. 



Carrot. — Three to four pounds are required to an 



acre, and one ounce will sow about 200 feet of row. 



Celery. — One ounce of seed will produce about 



7,000 or 8,000 plants, aad require a seed bed of about 



eighty square feet 



Cucumber. — One ounce of seed will be required for 

 about 150 hills. 



Curled Cress. — One ounce of seed will sow a bed 

 containing sixteen square feet 



Egg Plant. — One ounce, if properly managed in 

 the seed bed, will produce from 2,500 to 3,500 plants. 

 Kale. — The same as Brocoli. 

 Endive.-Oue ounce will produce about 3,500 plants, 

 and require a seed bed of about eighty square feet. 



Leek. — One ounce produces about 2,000 or 2,500 



plants, and requires about 60 square feet of seed bed. 



Lettuce. — One ounce will require a seed bed of 



about 120 square feet, and will produce 6,000 or 



7,000 plants. 



Melon. — One ounce will be sufficient for about 120 

 hills. 



JVasturtium. — One ovmce will sow 25 feet of row. 

 Onion. — From four to five pounds are required for 

 an acre, when raised for the bulbs; one otmce will 

 sow about 200 feet of row. 



Okra. — One ounce will sow about 200 feet of row. 

 Parslei/. — Six or seven pounds are required to the 

 acre; one ounce will sow about 208 feet of row. 



Parsnip. — From five to six pounds are generally 

 sown per acre; an ounce will sow about 250 feet of row 



Peppers. — One ounce will produce about 2,000 or 

 2,500 plants. 



Peas. — From one to two bushels are required to 

 an acre; one quart of the smaller sorts will sow 

 about 120 feet of row, and of the larger sorts one 

 quart will sow about 200 feet of row. 



Pumpkin. — One quart of the couimon field sorts 

 will plant from 500 to 600 hills, and, of the finer gar- 

 den sorts, oni- ounce will plant about fifty hills. 



Radish. — From twelve to fourteen pounds of the 

 the early spring sorts are required to the acre, if sown 

 broadcast; but jialf that quantity is sufficient if sown 

 in drills. Of the latter sorts five pounds to the acre, 

 in drills, are sulficient One ounce will sow about one 

 hundred square feet. 



Salsify. — From five to six pounds are generally 

 allowed to an acre. One ounce will sow about 150 

 feet of row. 



Spinage. — Cultivated in drills, from seven or eight 

 pounds to the acre are sufficient ; if sown broadcast 

 double that quantity. One ounce will sow about 200 

 feet of row. 



Squash. — One ounce will plant from fifty to eighty 

 hills, according to the sorts and size. 



Tomato. — One ounce will produce about 2,000 or 

 3,000 plants, and require a seed bed of about eighty 

 square feet. 



Turnip. — From one to two pounds are generally 

 allowed to an acre; one ounce will sow 2,000 square 

 feet. 



Water Melon. — One ounce will plant from 40 to 

 50 hills. 



AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



Quantity varying according to the soil, and whether 



sown in drills or broadcast. 



Wheat, 5 to 8 pecks per acre. 



Rye, 6M to 6 " " 



Oata, 2 to 4 bush. " 



Barley, _ 1,'a to 3 " " 



MiUet, 5i to ISi " " 



Broom com, 1 to l>i " " 



Indian corn for BoUiDg, 3 to 4 " " 



Peas, broadcast, 2,^^ to 3>i " " 



" in drills, 1 to 2 " " 



Beans, broadcaat, 2 to 3 " " 



" in drills, 1 t» 2 " " 



Buckwheat, 1 t» 2 " " 



Timothy 12 to 20 quarts " 



" with 6 to 10 pounds 



clover, 8 



.Red top 16 



Blue grass, 



.10 



to 10 

 to 24 

 to 15 

 to 10 

 to 18 

 to 30 

 to 16 



Tall oat grass, 12 



Orchard grass, 20 



Red clover, — 8 



White " 4 to a 



Lucerne, broadcast, 3 to 12 " 



in drills 12 to 18 " 



Saintfoin, broadcast 1 to 6 bush. 



" in drills, 2 to 3 " 



Potatoes, 15 to 20 " 



Turnips, IK to 3 lbs. 



Carrots, broadcast, ..4 to 5 " 



" in drills, ....2 to 3 " 



Parsnips, broadcast, 6 to 8 * 



" in drills, 4 to 6 " 



Beet", in drills, 4 to 5 " 



Kohl Babi JK to 2^ « 



Rape, in drills, 2 to S " 



" droadcast,.,. 4 to fl quarto 



Mustard for seed, 8 to 12 " 



" for plowing under 12 to 20 " 



Hemp, IK to2K bush. 



Flax for seed, 4 to « pecks 



"forBber, 8 to 10 " 



Teasels, 1 to 2 " 



Bice, 2 to 2;i bush 



