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VEGETABLE GARDENING. 



VITALITY OF GOOD MERCHANTABLE SEED. 



THE RHODE ISLAND EXPERIMENT STATION SUGGESTS THE 

 FOLLOWING AS LABORATORY STANDARDS FOR SEEDS, 



KIND OF SEED. 



Per Cent of Vi- 

 tality. 



Beet, (in 100 pods) 



Cabbage, 



Carrot, 



Celery, 



Cucumber 



Egg-Plant, 



Lettuce 



Onion, 



P arsni p , 



Pepper, 



Radish, 



Tomato, 



Turnip, 



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89 

 59 

 32 



86 

 60 



77 

 85 

 77 

 76 

 95 

 80 

 94 



