SEED-TABLES. 



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Orchard Grass 20to301bs. 



Parsnip in drills 4 to 6 Ibs. 



Peas " 1 to 2 bu. 



" broadcast 2 to 3 bu. 



Potato (cut-tubers) 7 to 8 bu. 



Pumpkin in hills 4 to 5 Ibs. 



Radish in drills 8 to 10 Ibs. 



Rye for orchards . . . . . 1 to 1 | bu. 



Sage in drills 8 to 10 Ibs. 



Salsify " 8 to 10 Ibs. 



Spinage " 10tol21bs. 



Squash, Bash ... in hills 4 to 6 Ibs. 



" Running . . " 3 to 4 Ibs. 



Tomato to transplant \ Ib. 



Turnip in drills 1 to 2 Ibs. 



" broadcast 3 to 4 Ibs. 



Vetch Ibu. 



2. Average Time required for Garden Seeds to germinate. 



Days. Days. 



Bean 5-10 Lettuce 6-8 



Beet 7-10 Onion 7-10 



Cabbage 5-10 Pea 6-10 



Carrot 12-18 Parsnip 10-20 



Cauliflower 5-10 Pepper 9-14 



Celery 10-20 Radish 3-6 



Corn 5-8 Salsify " 7-12 



Cucumber 6-10 Tomato 6-12 



Endive 5-10 Turnip 4-8 



3. Weight and Size of Garden Seeds. 

 Adapted from Vilmorin's Tables. 



Weight of a qt. of Number of seeds 



seeds in ozs. in 1 grain. 



Angelica 5.825 11.01 



Anise . . 11.65 12.96 



