84 The Horticulturist's Rule- Book. 



Longevity of Garden Seeds, continued. 



AVERAGE EXTREME 



years. years. 



Rocket Salad 4 9 



Rosemary 4 (?) 



Rue 2 5 



Sage 3 7 



Salsify 2 8 



Savory, Summer 3 7 



Winter 3 6 



Scorzonera 2 7 



Scurvy-grass 4 7 



Sea-kale ... i 7 



Spinach, Prickly-seeded 5 7 



1 ' Round-seeded 5 7 



' ' New Zealand 5 8 



Squash, Bush-scallop 6 lo-f 



Strawberry 3 6 



Tomato (Phy sails} 8 io4- 



Sweet Cicely i i 



Tansy 2 4 



Thyme 3 7 



Tomato 4 9 



Turnip 5 io-f- 



Valerian, African 4 7 



Watermelon 6 10 



Wax Gourd 10 lo-f- 



Welsh Onion, Common 2 or 3 7 



Early White 3 8 



Wormwood 4 6 



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5. Average Time required for Garden Seeds to Germinate. 



Bean 6-10 days. 



Beet 7-10 " 



Cabbage 6-10 ' ' 



Carrot 12-18 " 



Cauliflower 6-10 " 



Celery 10-20 " 



Corn 5-8 " 



Cucumber 6-10 " 



Endive 5-10 



Lettuce 6-8 days. 



