MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 



Approximate Quantity of Seed required to Sow an Acre, 

 or to produce 1,000 good Plants. 



Asparagus 3 to 5 Ibs. 



Beans (Broad) 2 to 3 bushels. 



Do. (Dwarf, or French) l bushels. 



Do. (Runner, kept dwarf) Ito2 bushels. 



Do. ( do. on poles) | to 1 bushel. 



Beet 6 to 8 Ibs. 



Borecole, or Kale ... 1 oz. for each 1,000 plants ... drilled 4 to 6 Ibs. 



Broccoli do do. do. 



Brussels Sprouts ... do. do. do. 



Cabbage do. do. do. 



Carrots, in drills 6 to 8 Ibs. 



Cauliflowers (raised in heat and pricked out)... oz. for each 1,000 plants. 

 Celery do. do. ... | oz. do. 



Celeriac do. do. ... ^ oz. do. 



Chicory 1 oz. for each 75 ft. of drill. 



Cucumbers, Ridge (sown in the open) 1J Ibs. 



Do. (raised in heat) 1| oz. for each 1,000 plants. 



Endive (transplanted) oz. do. 



Leeks (sown in drills) 5 to 6 Ibs. 



Do. (transplanted) 1 oz. for each 1,000 plants. 



Lettuce do. 4 oz. do. 



Melons 1^ oz. do. 



Mushrooms ... 2 bricks (16 to the bushel) to one square yard of surface. 

 Onions (for harvesting) 6 to 8 Ibs. 



Do. (for pulling green) 15 to 20 Ibs. 



Parsley 6 to 8 Ibs. 



Parsnips ... .... 6 to 8 Ibs. 



Peas 2 to 3 bushels. 



Potatoes 12 to 16 cwts. 



Radishes ... f bushel. 



Savoys 1 oz. for each 1,000 plants. 



Shallots (seed)... 6 to 8 Ibs. 



Do. (bulbs) 10 to 12 bushels. 



Spinach 10 to 12 Ibs. 



Tomatoes oz. for each 1,000 plants. 



Turnips 3 to 4 Ibs. 



Vegetable Marrows, Bush (sown in the open) 3 to 4 Ibs. 



Do. Running do. 2 to 3 Ibs. 



Do. (raised in heat) 6 oz. for each 1,000 plants. 



